UNITED STATES v. TAPIO

No. 80-1575.

634 F.2d 1092 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joseph Patrick TAPIO, Jr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 13, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max A. Gors, Pierre, S. D., for appellant, Joseph Patrick Tapio, Jr.

Terry L. Pechota, U. S. Atty., Sioux Falls, S. D., David L. Zuercher, Asst. U. S. Atty., Pierre, S. D., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, HEANEY and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Joseph Patrick Tapio appeals his conviction of escape in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 751(a) and 4082(d). His appeal focuses on whether the evidence was sufficient to support a finding by the jury that Tapio had specific intent to escape. We hold that the evidence was sufficient, and affirm the conviction.

Tapio, who had been committed to the custody of the Attorney General upon conviction of a felony, was confined in the Halfway House in...

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