STATE v. BASSETT

No. 9918.

14 Utah 2d 412 (1963)

385 P.2d 334

STATE OF UTAH, PLAINTIFF AND RESPONDENT, v. EUGENE THORPE BASSETT, ARTHUR JEROME PHILLIPS AND WILLIAM D. MORRELL, DEFENDANTS AND APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 1, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Hadley, Verl R. Topham, Salt Lake City, for appellants.

A. Pratt Kesler, Atty. Gen., Ronald N. Boyce, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for respondent.


CALLISTER, Justice.

Defendants appeal from convictions of the crime of attempted escape. All three of them were serving terms of from five years to life in the State Prison for the crime of robbery at the time of the attempted escape.

No issue is made as to their guilt. That is conceded. The sole question is whether they can lawfully be charged and convicted under our escape statute.1 The pertinent provisions of this statute are...

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