Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit January 24, 1972, 71-1279 (United States v. Mario Escandar)

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

In an unusual ease which finds both sides relying on legal propositions normally argued by the opposition, Defendant urges that his conviction for escape from federal custody should be overturned because his direct testimony at trial was

too

inculpatory, while the Government, in support of affirmance, awkwardly contends that his statements were not incriminating enough