MELVIN, Judge.
Appellant-defendant Watford had been lawfully committed to and was in the lawful custody of the Department of Offender Rehabilitation. He left custody of the department, and was charged and found guilty by a jury of unlawful escape.
On the crucial date of May 5, 1976, Watford was being transported from the Cross City Correctional Institution to work at a nearby Division of Forestry nursery. He was in the charge of a correctional officer and...
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