Hill v. State

BOARDMAN, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant Ronald Edward Hill contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for discharge under the speedy trial rule.1 We disagree and therefore affirm.

Appellant and five other inmates escaped from Polk Correctional Institution on June 9,1982, assaulting a correctional officer and driving a dump truck through the compound fence in the process. Appellant was recaptured the next day, placed in administrative confinement, advised of his Miranda rights, and questioned. While the record presents conflicting testimony as to whether appellant was formally…