Forehand v. State

BERGER, Justice,

for the majority:

In this appeal, we consider the constitutionality of a statute that classifies a “walk away” escape after conviction as a violent felony. Appellant was serving Level IV probation and failed to return to the Plum-mer Community Corrections Center after work. He was arrested one week later and returned to custody. For purposes of a constitutional analysis, the fact that appellant’s escape did not involve violence is irrelevant. Statutes are presumptively valid, and will be upheld if there is any rational basis to support the legislature’s classification. It is…