State v. Troy

After a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of escape and for assaulting a corrections officer in a courtroom and then fleeing from the courtroom before being captured while attempting to flee from the courthouse. On appeal, Appellant argued, among other things, that the State failed to prove he successfully exited the courthouse after fleeing the courtroom, a finding Appellant claimed was necessary to support his conviction for escape. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment, holding that the evidence was sufficient to support (1) a finding that Appellant was in custody pursuant to a court order, as was required to support each conviction; and (2) a finding that Appellant left official custody without official permission, which was sufficient to support the escape conviction. View "State v. Troy" on Justia Law