Hagen v. State
Annotate this CaseAppellant, an inmate, entered a plea of nolo contendere to the charge of escape. Appellant appealed that decision and subsequently filed a motion to correct an illegal sentence. The essence of Appellant’s arguments was that he should have been released from confinement on an earlier date, that any detention beyond that point was illegal, and because the crime of escape necessitates an escape from “legal” detention, his conviction was impossible and the sentence derived from it was illegal. The district court denied Appellant’s motion to correct an illegal sentence. The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and sentence, holding (1) regarding Appellant's appeal, Appellant failed to assert a valid basis for challenging his conviction after a plea of no contest; and (2) Appellant’s challenge to his conviction was not properly asserted in a motion to correct an illegal sentence.
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