State v. McGill (Signed Opinion)
Annotate this CasePetitioner pled guilty to the offense of escape from custody. Thereafter, Petitioner appealed his conviction pursuant to the sentencing order of the circuit court, contending that the court lacked jurisdiction to accept his guilty plea to this offense because his act of leaving home confinement only amounted to a violation of pre-trial bail condition rather than an escape from custody or confinement. Petitioner further argued that the lower court erred by ordering him to pay restitution to the State for costs associated with apprehending him following his unauthorized departure from home confinement. The Supreme Court (1) affirmed Petitioner's conviction, holding that Petitioner effectively waived or forfeited his right to appeal his conviction by failing to enter a conditional guilty plea or otherwise preserve the matter for review; and (2) reversed the imposition of restitution, holding that the restitution provisions of the Victim Protection Act do not extend to recovery of costs or expenses incurred by governmental agencies in apprehending perpetrators of criminal acts.
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