North Dakota v. Lonechild

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Evan Lonechild was charged with escape after being placed in the Lake Region Residential Reentry Center (“Reentry Center”) following a probation violation and subsequently failing to return to the facility while exercising work release privileges. Appealing the escape conviction, Lonechild argued he was not in “official detention” as defined by N.D.C.C. § 12.1-08-06(3)(b) because he was on probation when he left the Reentry Center. The North Dakota Supreme Court found no reversible error and affirmed Lonechild’s conviction.

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