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DOWNEY v. STATE

No. 3388.

570 P.2d 481 (1977)

Frank DOWNEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Backstrom, Deputy Public Defender, Fairbanks, and Brian Shortell, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Natalie K. Finn, Asst. Dist. Atty., Harry L. Davis, Dist. Atty., Fairbanks, and Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before BOOCHEVER, Chief Justice, and RABINOWITZ, CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, Justices.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

While serving consecutive sentences for the crimes of burglary not in a dwelling and escape (misdemeanor),1 appellant Frank Downey escaped from the Division of Corrections' prison facility in Fairbanks. While at large, Downey took, without authorization, one of his former employer's vehicles. Eventually Downey was apprehended and brought to the Fairbanks Police Station. Shortly after his arrival, Downey again...

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