A convicted killer's escape from a Pennsylvania jail last year has resulted in the loss of his right to appeal his original life sentence, as ruled by a state court on Wednesday. The convict, Danilo Cavalcante, had escaped from a Chester County lockup while awaiting transfer to state prison to serve a life sentence for the murder of his ex-girlfriend.
Cavalcante's escape involved climbing up between two walls in a jail exercise yard, navigating razor wire, and jumping from a roof. Following a two-week manhunt that garnered national attention, he was recaptured.
