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STATE v. FAISON

No. 660.

157 S.E.2d 664 (1967)

272 N.C. 146

STATE of North Carolina v. Arthur FAISON.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 29, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. H. Person, Fayetteville, for defendant appellant.

T. W. Bruton, Atty. Gen., and James F. Bullock, Deputy Atty. Gen., for the State.

PER CURIAM:

The hope of escape has little merit. In these days of fast communication and transportation, less than one out of ten attempted escapes are successful—and the penalty for failure is severe, as this case demonstrates. The defendant has lost eighteen months out of his life for a few hours of frightened and terrified "freedom."

The defendant in his brief says: "The only exception brought forward...

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