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Originally Posted by David Sklansky
Assuming you exonerate yourself when free which couldn't have happened if you remained inside.
Of course you will all say that you would beat the assault charge.
But what if I changed it to escaping and proving your innocence by killing the guy who was about to inject you?
Sorry to hear you've fallen on hard times David.
You might be able to argue the defense of "necessity".
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
In the criminal law of many nations, necessity may be either a possible justification or an exculpation for breaking the law. Defendants seeking to rely on this defense argue that they should not be held liable for their actions as a crime because their conduct was necessary to prevent some greater harm and when that conduct is not excused under some other more specific provision of law such as self defense.
Here's a real life example:
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Originally Posted by Spakes v. State, 913 S.W.2d 597 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996)
The defendant inmate was apprehended after escaping from prison with 3 other inmates. He argued that because of the terribly violent crimes of which his cellmates had been convicted (one had bragged about chopping his girlfriend up with an ax), and threats made by them to kill him if he did not escape, he accompanied them. Even though he did not turn himself in to the police after separating from the other escapees, the court still allowed the jury to consider the defense.
A lawyer would need a location and time/date to research the relevant laws and express an opinion (and even then, they can be wrong!). Running it twice might help to reduce variance.
Laws vary by jurisdiction (eg. some States might allow the defense; others might not; others might require you to surrender immediately when the necessity expired). Always practice good prison selection.
If it's still a close decision you can take an unexploitable (GTO) approach by escaping sometimes, and not escaping sometimes, at appropriate frequencies, using a randomization method (eg. the hands of a clock).
Taking a GTO approach means the guards won't be able to exploit you, but it does have the unfortunate consequence that you will die from lethal injection some % of the time. That's poker I'm afraid! It's important to avoid results oriented thinking, even when things don't go our way.
To learn more, check out Theory of Poker by Dav... wait a minute!!!