IN RE PROVENCHER

No. 22-68.

255 A.2d 180 (1969)

In re Raymond N. PROVENCHER.

Supreme Court of Vermont. Rutland.

June 3, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Kozlik, Rutland, for petitioner.

Robert I. Tepper, State's Atty., and Petar A. Cady, Asst. State's Atty., Rutland, for defendant.

Before HOLDEN, C. J., and SHANGRAW, BARNEY, SMITH and KEYSER, JJ.


BARNEY, Justice.

The petitioner is under sentence and in confinement for escape from jail. He pleaded guilty to the offense, but now, by the post-conviction relief petition, questions the lawfulness of his confinement. After hearing, having found the facts, the lower court denied the petition.

The fact of the escape from jail is not questioned. Instead, the petitioner argues that his breakout was justifiable, or at least excusable. He seeks invalidation of...

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