ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:
I.
Two issues are presented on this appeal arising from an oft-convicted felon's midnight flight from the George County Jail. First is the question whether it be necessary that the prosecution prove his escape attended by force or violence, a question we answer in the negative. Second, we are asked whether the Circuit Court had authority in vacation to conduct a recidivism hearing and impose a mandatory sentence as authorized...
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