Escape from penitentiary
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case William Brown v. John Shanks Attorney General State of New Mexico (1999)
Most recently applied in William Brown v. John Shanks Attorney General State of New Mexico (August 1999)
1953 Comp., § 40A-22-9, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 22-9.
Escape from penitentiary consists of any person who shall have been lawfully committed to the state penitentiary:
A. escaping or attempting to escape from such penitentiary; or
B. escaping or attempting to escape from any other lawful place of custody or confinement and although not actually within the confines of the penitentiary.
Whoever commits escape from penitentiary is guilty of a second degree felony.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.