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THE EVIDENCE OF ESCAPE IN THE FIRST DEGREE WAS LEGALLY INSUFFICIENT; DEFENDANT WAS NOT YET IN CUSTODY WHEN HE DROVE AWAY AS A POLICE OFFICER ATTEMPTED TO PULL HIM FROM HIS CAR (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department, reversing defendant’s conviction of escape in the first degree, determined defendant was not yet in custody when he drove away as a police officer attempted to pull him from his car:

… [D]efendant contends that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the conviction of escape in the first degree. We agree. Here, a police officer informed defendant that he was under arrest and attempted to pull him from the driver’s seat of a vehicle, at which time defendant drove off, dragging officers across a parking lot. Under these circumstances, we conclude that defendant was not in custody at the time of the alleged escape … . People v Bagley, 2021 NY Slip Op 02964, Fourth Dept 5-7-21

 

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