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UNITED STATES v. ARTUS

No. 78-1626.

591 F.2d 526 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cora Marie ARTUS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theresa A. Kristovich, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Peter M. Horstman, Deputy Federal Public Defender (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Before BROWNING and TANG, Circuit Judges, and CLAIBORNE, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Cora Marie Artus appeals her conviction of escape, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751. On appeal she contends that her conviction by jury verdict was the result of prejudicial prosecutorial and judicial misconduct. The contention has merit and, accordingly, we reverse.

In March of 1977, Artus was released to a halfway house, a contract facility of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, in Santa Barbara, California. On October 8, 1977, a facility counselor...

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