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THURSTON v. U.S.

No. 00-CF-485.

779 A.2d 260 (2001)

Archie R. THURSTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 9, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lexi Negin Christ, Bethesda, MD, appointed by the court, was on the brief, for appellant.

Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and John R. Fisher, Mary Patrice Brown, George P. Eliapoulos and Earl M. Campbell, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN, RUIZ and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges.

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted of escape under D.C.Code § 22-2601(a)(1) (1996 Repl.) for failing to return to his halfway house. At trial, appellant, relying on standard Criminal Jury Instruction for the District of Columbia No. 4.99A (4th ed. 1996 Supp.), argued that the government was required to prove an "intent to avoid further confinement" as an element of the crime of escape and that the trial court erred in refusing to include that...

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