STATE v. SNOWDER

No. 98-2044.

87 Ohio St.3d 335 (1999)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. SNOWDER, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth W. Oswalt, Licking County Prosecuting Attorney, and Stephanie G. Gussler, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Law Offices of Kristin Burkett and Andrew T. Sanderson, for appellant.


PFEIFER, J.

The issue in this case is whether Snowder was required to return to detention pursuant to R.C. 2921.01(E). For the reasons that follow, we conclude that he was. Accordingly, we conclude that he was properly convicted of escape.

R.C. 2921.34(A) provides that "[n]o person, knowing the person is under detention or being reckless in that regard, shall purposely break or attempt to break detention...

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