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STATE v. SMITH

No. 03-1663.

690 N.W.2d 75 (2004)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. James Harold SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 17, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Patricia Reynolds, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Richard J. Bennett, Assistant Attorney General, Thomas J. Ferguson, County Attorney, and Sue Swan, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

LARSON, Justice.

The principal issue in this case is whether the defendant "escaped" under Iowa Code section 719.4(1) (2003) when he left the courthouse after sentencing in an earlier case and failed to appear at the sheriff's office as ordered by the court. The district court found the defendant guilty, and we affirm.

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.

In a case that preceded the present escape case, James Smith was sentenced to...

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