BALMER, J.
Defendant fled from a courtroom after the trial court revoked his pretrial release status and remanded him to the custody of the sheriff for transportation to the county jail. As we discuss below, a person who unlawfully flees from "custody" commits the crime of third-degree escape, ORS 162.145(1), while a person who unlawfully flees from a "correctional facility" commits the crime of second-degree escape, ORS 162.155(1)(a). The state charged defendant...
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