United States Ninth Circuit

An escape from detention begins when an inmate departs from lawful custody with the intent to evade detection, not when an inmate is officially designated as an escapee by the US Marshals.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/17/2002
• Decided 03/04/2002
• Published 03/04/2002

Judges

• TROTT, Circuit Judge., Before: GOODWIN, SNEED and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Alexander A. Modaber (Argued & Briefed), Federal Public Defender's Office, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the defendant-appellant., Robert A. Bork (Argued), United States Attorney's Office, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the plaintiff-appellee., Karyn Kenny (Briefed), United States Attorney's Office, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the plaintiff-appellee.