State v. Barnes

James D. Sweeney, Judge.

An accelerated appeal is authorized pursuant to App.R. 11.1 and Loc. App.R. 11.1. The purpose of an accelerated docket is to allow an appellate court to render a brief and conclusory decision. Crawford v. Eastland Shopping Mall Assn. (1983), 11 Ohio App.3d 158, 11 OBR 240, 463 N.E.2d 655; App.R. 11.1(E).

In this appeal on the accelerated docket, defendant-appellant, William F. Barnes, appeals his conviction for one count of escape in violation of R.C. 2921.34(A)(1) following his plea of no contest. 1 For the reasons adduced below, we affirm.

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