State v. Ratliff

Keith Ratliff appeals his conviction for malicious mischief in the second degree. We affirm.

On October 9, 1984, Officers Doucet and Harris were in charge of a police van designed to transport persons to the station house. During that evening, the officers were eating at a deli when they observed Ratliff enter the deli and shoplift an item. The officers placed Ratliff under arrest, handcuffed his hands behind his back, placed him inside the empty van, and locked the van. The officers then returned to the deli to pay for their meal and obtain information for the shoplifting report.

After 10 to…