Fleeger v. State

COLE, Judge.

The issue presented in this case is whether the appellant is entitled to have his pre-escape custody credited against his sentence for the offense of escape.

The facts are not in dispute. On July 6, 1981, Robert Thomas Fleeger was placed in custody in the Cecil County Jail on a charge of theft. He remained in jail awaiting trial because of his inability to post bail. On December 25, 1981, Fleeger escaped from jail and appropriated an automobile that was left unattended with its motor running. Fleeger abandoned the automobile after driving it for approximately ten miles. A warrant…