Canterbury v. State

JOANOS, Chief Judge.

The appellant, Jerry Canterbury, appeals the sentence imposed after he pled nolo contendere to escape from the Leon County Detention Center. Appellant contends the trial court erred in imposing a sentence for escape based upon a scoresheet that assessed points for legal constraint, an essential element of the crime charged. We reverse.

The record reflects that appellant had a stable work history, and had been permitted to serve his county jail time at night so as to maintain his employment. The instant escape charge arose when appellant failed to report timely to the county…