State v. Snowder

The issue in this case is whether Snowder was required to return to detention pursuant to R.C. 2921.01(E). For the reasons that follow, we conclude that he was. Accordingly, we conclude that he was properly convicted of escape.

R.C. 2921.34(A) provides that “[n]o person, knowing the person is under detention or being reckless in that regard, shall purposely break or attempt to break detention, or purposely fail to return to detention * * *.”

R.C. 2921.01(E), as amended October 4, 1996, defined “detention” to include “confinement in any facility for custody of persons charged with or convicted…