State v. Ford

The state moves to dismiss this criminal appeal on the ground that defendant absconded from the jurisdiction of the court and was a fugitive from justice. ORAP 8.05(3). The state’s motion is supported by a warrant for defendant’s arrest based on his failure to comply with two conditions of probation. The motion raises the issue of whether an allegation that a defendant failed to comply with a condition of probation that does not involve reporting to authorities, together with the issuance of and a defendant’s failure to respond to an ensuing arrest warrant, constitutes sufficient grounds for…