
The act by which a prisoner, by force and violence, escapes from a place where he is lawfully in custody. This is an offence at common law. To constitute this offence, there must be, 1. A lawful commitment of the prisoner. 2. An actual breach with force and violence of the prison, by the prisoner himself or by others with his privity and procurem.....
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