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STATE v. GOMEZ

No. 26801-2-III.

217 P.3d 391 (2009)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Arturo GOMEZ, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

October 15, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David N. Gasch, Gasch Law Office, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

Matthew Lee Newberg, Garfield County Prosecuting Attorney, Pomeroy, WA, for Respondent.

SWEENEY, J.

¶ 1 A person commits escape in the second degree when he knowingly escapes from a detention facility. A deputy sheriff arrested the defendant here, took him to a booking area, and handcuffed him to a chair bolted to the floor. The defendant slipped out of the handcuffs and left. We conclude that this is a sufficient showing of second degree escape, and we affirm the conviction.

FACTS

¶ 2 Garfield County Deputy Sheriff Jesse...

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