An individual who, after having committed a criminal offense, leaves the jurisdiction of the court where such crime has taken place or hides within such jurisdiction to escape prosecution.
A fugitive from justice who flees from one state to another may be subjected to EXTRADITION in the state to which he or she has fled.
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