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968 So. 2d 658

State v. King

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 31, 2007

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2007-10-31

Cited by 31 later decisions — most recently April 2019 · most notably 84 So. 3d 1247 - Mullne v. Sea-Tech Construction, Inc. (2012), 68 So. 3d 979 - Paul v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (2011)

30 state decisions

Relies on 603 So. 2d 1320 - Danzy v. State · 636 So. 2d 559 - State v. Varela

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Decided 2007-10-31

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SHAHOOD, C.J.

¶1We affirm the trial court’s order granting appellant’s motion to dismiss count II of the State’s felony information. Appellant was originally sentenced to the Department of Corrections (DOC) and then transferred, pursuant to section 985.417, Florida Statutes (2005), to the Okeechobee Juvenile ■ Offender Corrections • Center (OJOCC). Subsequently, appellant was charged by information with Escape from Juvenile Facility (count I), pursuant to sections 985.3141 and 944.40, Florida Statutes (2005), and Escape (count II), pursuant to section 944.40, Florida Statutes (2005). The charges arise from an alleged unsuccessful attempt to escape from the OJOCC on March 5, 2005.

¶2Section 985.3141 deals with escape attempts, as defined by section 944.40, from detention facilities for children. Section 944.40 covers escape attempts by a prisoner, who is defined as someone in the custody of the DOC pursuant to section 944.02(6), Florida Statutes (2005).

¶3The applicable escape statute depends on the location of the defendant at the time of the attempt rather than as specified by the original sentence. See, e.g., Danzy v. State, 603 So.2d 1320 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992); State v. Varela, 636 So.2d 559 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994).

¶4Because King attempted to escape from a juvenile detention facility, the trial court did not err in finding that the applicable statute is section 985.3141 and not 944.40.

¶5Affirmed.

FARMER and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.
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