State v. Thompson

McFADDEN, Justice.

This is an appeal by the State of Idaho of a criminal conviction following the sentencing by the trial court of the respondent, Charles Ray Thompson. Thompson pled guilty to one count of attempted robbery and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. One count of assault was dismissed as a lesser included offense of attempted robbery.

On October 22, 1977, defendant-respondent Charles Ray Thompson, age 19, and two companions, Russell R. and Karl B. escaped from the state youth service center at St. Anthony, where they had previously been committed under the Youth…