State v. Davis

The decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed. The judgment of the circuit court is reversed, and the case is remanded to the circuit court for further proceedings.

LANDAU, J.

Two police officers approached defendant, suspecting that he had been involved in an assault. Defendant bolted. The police ran after him, yelling, “Stop, police!” Defendant kept running away. The issue in this case is whether, in running from the police, defendant committed the criminal offense of third-degree escape. The statute that defines the offense requires proof that the defendant was in custody at the time of…