State v. Howard

The defendant, Russell Howard, was tried by jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Greene County and found guilty of violating Section 2901.11, Revised Code, which provides that “no person shall escape * * * from any confinement or restraint imposed as a result of a criminal * * * proceeding.” From the judgment and sentence thereafter entered by the trial court, Howard has appealed to this court on questions of law.

Although the validity of the judgment has been challenged on three separate grounds, we find no merit in either the second or third assignments of error. However, the first…