§710-1020 Escape in the first degree. (1) A person commits the offense of escape in the first degree if the person intentionally employs physical force, the threat of physical force, or a dangerous instrument against the person of another in escaping from a correctional or detention facility or from custody.
(2) Escape in the first degree is a class B felony. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993]
Case Notes
Defendant escaped from prison when defendant failed to return from furlough. 71 H. 251, 787 P.2d 690 (1990).