State v. McKenzie

OTT, Judge.

Appellee escaped from the Hendry County jail on January 6, 1978 while awaiting sentencing on a robbery charge. The next day, January 7, he was arrested in Palm Beach County and returned to the Hendry County jail. No formal charges were placed against the appellee at the time of his recapture. On January 19, 1978 an information was filed charging him with escape and three other crimes he allegedly committed during his brief freedom: burglary of a structure, battery and petit theft.

Eventually on November 30, 1978, appel-lee was formally served with the information and booked on all…