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STATE v. McKAUGHEN

No. 14682.

700 P.2d 93 (1985)

108 Idaho 471

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Michael McKAUGHEN, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

April 23, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Dunn, Alan E. Trimming, and Russell A. Comstock (argued), Ada County Public Defender's Office, Boise, for defendant-appellant.

Jim Jones, Atty. Gen. by Lynn E. Thomas, Sol. Gen., and Myrna A.I. Stahman, Deputy Atty. Gen. (argued), for plaintiff-respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The question presented is whether a sentence for the crime of escape may be made consecutive not only to the sentence(s) being served when the escape occurred but also to another sentence imposed for a separate crime committed by the escapee while he was at large. Based upon the language of Idaho's escape statute, we hold that the escape sentence must begin upon discharge from the sentence(s) being served when the escape occurred.

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