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STATE v. JORDISON

No. 04-1273.

702 N.W.2d 513 (2005)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wendy Jane JORDISON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

May 25, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kevin Cmelik, Assistant Attorney General, Timothy N. Schott, County Attorney, and Sarah J. Livingston, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

Considered by SACKETT, C.J., and ZIMMER and HECHT, JJ.

SACKETT, C.J.

Defendant-appellant, Wendy Jane Jordison, was convicted of the crime of escape in violation of Iowa Code section 719.4(1) (2003)1 after she walked away from the Community and Family Resources Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa where she was being held. She contends the conviction should be reversed because she was not lawfully held at the time of her escape; consequently, there was not a factual basis to prove the necessary elements...

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