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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34, § 527 (2026)

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 264 (NEW). PL 1969, c. 171 (RPR). PL 1973, c. 381 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §56 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 455, §4 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 459, §5 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1974–1977 · leading case: State v. Holbrook, 318 A.2d 62 (Me. 1974).
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State v. Holbrook, 318 A.2d 62 (Me. 1974). · cites it 7× “The indictment identified itself as an “Indictment for Violation of 34 M.R.S.A. § 527 (Escape from Furlough)” and charged: “ .”
State v. Dyer, 371 A.2d 1086 (Me. 1977). · cites it 4× “While serving a sentence at Maine State Prison, the defendant Charles Peter Dyer *1088 failed to return to the prison from a furlough authorized by 34 M.R.S.A. § 527. Dyer was found guilty of escape following a jury-waived trial and from the judgment entered, he has appealed.”
State v. Stewart, 330 A.2d 800 (Me. 1975). · cites it 5× “Not unexpectedly, escapes by persons not actually under physical restraint became more common than were escapes from inside the prison’s walls or when prisoners were closely guarded outside the walls.”
State v. Campbell, 314 A.2d 398 (Me. 1974). “Appellant’s position basically is that the indictment effectively charges the violation of two statutes, namely, Section 710 and 34 M.R.S.A. § 527. 4 In support of this position he urges that because the indictment alleges “did then and there wilfully and unlawfully fail to…”
State v. Strollo, 370 A.2d 675 (Me. 1977). “The statute authorizing furlough releases, 34 M.R.S.A. § 527, reads in part: The Bureau of Corrections is authorized to establish regulations for and permit institutions under its control to grant an inmate or prisoner furlough from the institution in which he is confined.”
State v. Hunnewell, 334 A.2d 510 (Me. 1975). · cites it 2× “2d 62 (1974) we dealt with the question of indictments which allege an escape while away from the prison on furlough and also that the Defendant escaped from prison, explaining that such indictments were not duplicitous as 34 M.R.S.A. § 527 did not create a distinct statutory…”
State v. Chase, 330 A.2d 909 (Me. 1975). · cites it 2× “A trial upon an indictment alleging violation of 34 M.R.S.A. § 527 (escape from furlough) resulted in a verdict of guilty.”
State v. Damon, 317 A.2d 459 (Me. 1974). · cites it 2× “Identifying itself as an “Indictment for Violation of 34 M.R.S.A. Section 527 (Escape from Furlough)”, the indictment alleged: “.”
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