Legal Opinion
Ellis v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 23, 1994No. 48A02-9310-CR-578PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDLANDER, Judge.
Donald Ellis appeals from his conviction for Escape, a class C felony. 1 We affirm.
Ellis presents the following two restated issues for our review:
I. Did the imposition of separate sentences for criminal contempt and escape violate double jeopardy?
II. Did the trial court err by not crediting Ellis's sentence with time that Ellis had served in jail due to a finding of direct criminal contempt?
On October 15, 1991, Ellis appeared before the Anderson City Court for arraignment on a charge of public intoxication. After advising Ellis of his rights, the court explained to Ellis…
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- United States v. MirraDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- United States v. Roosevelt RollersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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