State v. Walls

For the purpose of showing that defendant was in lawful custody at the time of the alleged escape, the State offered in evidence the commitment of Bobby Lee Walls, which commitment was signed by the Clerk of the City Recorder Court of Charlotte and which was impressed with said Clerk’s official seal. This commitment recites the judgment of the Recorder Court to be for a term of two years upon conviction of temporary larceny of an automobile. The commitment is dated 20 September 1967, and the date of the alleged second escape is 13 September 1968; therefore the prison term specified in the…