State v. Tolbert

This is an appeal taken from the district court for Douglas County. The appellant, Ann M. Tolbert, was serving a 90-day sentence for various misdemeanor convictions. While incarcerated, the appellant was given permission by the director of the Douglas County Correctional Center to participate in an alcohol treatment program at NOVA Therapeutic Community center. On November 27, 1985, the appellant left NOVA without explanation or permission and was not found for 2 weeks. The appellant pled guilty to one count of escape and was sentenced to a 6-month term at the Douglas County Department of…