PER CURIAM.
In the instant case, appellant argues that his conviction and sentence for escape under section 944.40, Florida Statutes (1997), must be vacated because as a civil detainee of the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), he was not a "prisoner" subject to the statute. We agree and reverse on this issue. We affirm, however, without further discussion appellant's judgment and sentence for grand theft of an automobile.
Upon appellant...
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