Amber Keith v. State of Indiana

May, Judge.

[1] Amber Keith challenges the sufficiency of evidence supporting her conviction of Level 6 felony escape. She argues the State charged her with a crime of which she could not be convicted because her home does not qualify as a place of "lawful detention" from which to escape as required for conviction of escape under Indiana Code section 35-44.1-3-4(c). We hold that, for persons on home detention, a home is a place of lawful detention and, accordingly, affirm Keith's conviction of escape.

Facts and Procedural History

[2] On March 1, 2017, pursuant to her conviction for a crime about…