STATE v. JONES

Nos. 58,178, 58,179, 58,180

11 Kan. App. 2d 428 (1986)

724 P.2d 146

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. THADDEUS JONES, JOHN ALLEN PURDY, and THANH VAN PHAM, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed August 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce C. Hedrick, of Legal Services for Prisoners, Inc., of Lansing, for the appellants.

Frank E. Kohl, county attorney, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, for the appellee.

Before ABBOTT, C.J., PARKS, J., and HARRY G. MILLER, District Judge Retired, assigned.


ABBOTT, C.J.:

This is a consolidated appeal of Thaddeus Jones, John Allen Purdy, and Thanh Van Pham, who are contesting the court's recommendation concerning restitution to the State of Kansas for costs incurred in apprehending them after their escape from the Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing.

At approximately 1:00 a.m. on September 24, 1984, five prisoners escaped from Kansas State Penitentiary (KSP). Jones, Purdy, and Pham were serving life sentences...

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