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ALEXANDER v. STATE

8 Div. 166.

475 So.2d 625 (1984)

Gary ALEXANDER v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied November 27, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnes F. Lovelace, Jr., Decatur, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and James B. Prude, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

Gary Alexander was indicted and convicted for escape in the first degree in violation of Alabama Code 1975, § 13A-10-31. He was sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual offender. On appeal, Alexander contends that the failure of a work release inmate to return from his place of employment to his place of confinement does not constitute an escape from custody. We disagree.

In 1982, Alexander was in the state penal system serving...

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