People v. Turner

Defendant appeals as of right from his plea-based conviction of prison escape, MCL 750.193; MSA 28.390. While serving a prison sentence on a previous conviction for breaking and entering, defendant escaped on September 29, 1981. A complaint and warrant were issued on October 2, 1981. On November 3, 1981 (according to the prosecution), defendant was arrested in Indiana on another charge and incarcerated. Sometime during defendant’s incarceration in Indiana, the Berrien County prosecutor’s office placed a "hold” on defendant in connection with the pending escape charge. The Indiana charge…