# Commonwealth v. Hall

> Superior Court of Pennsylvania · February 4, 1991 · 402 Pa. Super. 23

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6308426

## Case

- **Full name:** COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Byron L. HALL
- **Court:** Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** February 4, 1991
- **Citations:** 402 Pa. Super. 23; 585 A.2d 1117; 1991 Pa. Super. LEXIS 209
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Olszewski
- **Judges:** Beck, Hoffman, Olszewski
- **Cited by:** 4 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- finding insufficient evidence to sustain conviction for escape when Hall, while on work release, deviated from his normal route to work, but nonetheless returned to prison on time

## Opinion text

OLSZEWSKI, Judge,
concurring:
While I agree with the analysis and result reached by the majority, I must write separately to express my concern that this case will provide a poor precedent by inviting prisoners participating in a work release program to abuse this privilege -through conduct such as that of appellant herein. Though I believe that appellant in the present case *27 may have committed a technical violation of 18 Pa.G.S.A. § 5121, I agree with the majority’s conclusion that the legislature did not intend such conduct to constitute an escape under this statute. If such conduct was intended to be included as a violation of this statute, the legislature should make an appropriate amendment to that effect.

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