People v. Taylor

The prosecutor appeals as of right from the trial court’s order quashing an information charging defendant with escape from jail while awaiting arraignment on a felony, MCL 750.197(2); MSA 28.394(2). The trial court ruled that the statute did not apply because defendant “was in jail waiting to be booked which is not the same as awaiting examination, trial, arraignment or sentence for a felony.” We reverse and hold that an individual may be charged under the jail escape statute where the escape occurs before the individual has been formally processed by jail authorities.

Defendant was taken to…