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Question 10
10. Noel, Omar, and Dennis were all convicted of Illegal Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia and sentenced to seven months in jail. On their third month, a
typhoon caused flood waters to rise up to five feet in the jail facility. Fearing for
the lives of the prisoners in the facility, the Jail Warden released all 30 prisoners,
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with a directive that they should return when the storm ceases. When the storm
passed, only Noel, Omar, and Dennis turned themselves in, with the explanation
that they would have starved if they did not return. Later, Noel, Omar, and Dennis
were charged with Evasion of Service of Sentence because they returned not to
continue to serve their sentence but for fear of starving. The Jail Warden was
likewise charged with Infidelity in the Custody of Prisoners. Rule on the
respective criminal liabilities of Noel, Omar, and Dennis, and the Jail
Warden, if any.
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