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STATE v. CHANDLER

No. 95-545.

922 P.2d 1164 (1996)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Jamie Scott CHANDLER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 20, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Hooks, Appellate Defender, Helena, for defendant and appellant.

Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General; Jennifer Anders, Assistant Attorney General, Helena; Robert M. McCarthy, County Attorney; Brad Newman, Deputy County Attorney, Butte, for plaintiff and respondent.

TURNAGE, Chief Justice.

Jamie Scott Chandler pled guilty before the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, to felony escape. He appeals an issue reserved, concerning the court's denial of his motion to dismiss on the ground that a pre-release inmate is not subject to "official detention" within the meaning of the escape statute, § 45-7-306, MCA. We affirm.

The issue is whether Chandler was lawfully convicted of felony escape pursuant to &...

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