State v. L'ITALIEN

OPINION

WOZNIAK, Judge.

Appellant Steve L’ltalien appeals his conviction for escape from custody, Minn.Stat. § 609.485, subd. 2(1) and subd. 4(1) (1982). On appeal he claims he did not violate the escape statute, was the victim of discriminatory prosecution, was denied a speedy trial, and that several other reversible pretrial errors occurred. We affirm.

FACTS

L’ltalien has a long criminal record and was serving concurrent sentences for a Washington County burglary and a Ramsey County theft conviction at the Minnesota Correctional Facility — Stillwater at Bay-port. After he was transferred to the…