Hicks v. State

SHRUM, Presiding Judge.

The movant Gregory Wayne Hicks appeals the denial of his Rule 24.035 motion following an evidentiary hearing. The state has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal based on the “escape rule.”

ISSUE

At issue is whether it is appropriate to invoke the escape rule and dismiss the mov-ant’s appeal where the movant knowingly violated the terms of his supervised probation by going to Colorado without his probation officer’s permission. We conclude the escape rule does apply, and we dismiss the appeal.

FACTS

On June 23, 1989, the movant pled guilty to the following charges and…