People v. Eurioste

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

Defendant, Richard S. Eurioste, appeals the sentences imposed following his guilty plea to escape and negligent child abuse resulting in death. We affirm the sentence imposed for the child abuse conviction, affirm in part and vacate in part the sentence imposed for the escape conviction, and remand for further proceedings.

Defendant's child abuse conviction stems from his having beaten a seven-year-old boy to death. While defendant was in police custody and advised he was under arrest, he escaped, but was recaptured shortly afterward.

As pertinent here, defendant was…