McGIVERIN, Justice.
Defendant John Thomas Kyle appeals his conviction and five year sentence after jury trial for escape in violation of Section 745.1, The Code, 1977. He claims the trial court erred in overruling his pre-trial motions for continuance and to dismiss the prosecution of the case. The motions were renewed at the close of the evidence. We affirm.
Kyle, an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary, Ft. Madison, was serving a life sentence for murder...
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