UNITED STATES v. JOINER

No. 74-1225 Summary Calendar.

496 F.2d 1314 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Kenneth JOINER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 31, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence L. Priddy, Fort Worth, Tex. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Frank D. McCown, U. S. Atty., John W. Sweeney, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and THORNBERRY and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant, William Kenneth Joiner, was convicted of escaping from a federal corrections institute in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a). The escape occurred while appellant was on a two-day furlough to attend divorce proceedings instituted by his wife against him. He failed to return at the end of his leave and three weeks later was arrested for a traffic offense and returned to custody.

On appeal Joiner contends (1) that the evidence was insufficient...

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