Magness v. State

KAREN R. BAKER, Justice.

| Appellant Ronald Wayne Magness appeals his conviction of escape in the second degree pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated section 5-54-lll(a)(2) (Supp.2009). The court of appeals certified this case as involving an issue of first impression and a substantial question of law concerning the validity, construction, or interpretation of an act of the Arkansas General Assembly. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 1 — 2(b)(1) and (6) (2011). For reversal, appellant asserts that the State failed to prove that he was “in custody,” which is a required…