State v. G.W.A.

The opinion was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the State from the trial court’s judgment of acquittal. We find the dispositive fact to be that the State did not properly reserve the question for appeal.

Highly summarized, the defendant was previously adjudicated as a juvenile offender because he made a terroristic threat. The court ordered the defendant placed in the Youth Center at Topeka. While awaiting transportation to Topeka, the defendant was placed in the Johnson County Juvenile Hall. He escaped, was recaptured, and was charged with aggravated escape from custody…