Triplett v. State

OPINION

FRIEDLANDER, Judge.

Alonzo Triplett appeals his conviction of Escape,1 a class C felony, presenting as the sole issue for review the sufficiency of the evidence regarding the element of lawful detention.

We affirm.

The facts favorable to the judgment are that Triplett was being held in the detention ward at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. The detention ward was under the control of the Marion County Sheriffs Department and was where prisoners with medical problems were treated. Neil Gary was a prisoner transport specialist for the Indianapolis Police Department and on the night…