FUGITIVE FELON ACT

Fugitive Felon Act. A federal statute that makes it a felony to flee across state lines to avoid state-felony prosecution or confinement, or to avoid giving testimony in a state-felony case. 18 USCA § 1073. [Cases: Escape 1. C.J.S. Escape §§ 2–3, 5–10, 12, 27, 44.]