Dix v. State

OPINION

TERRY MceCALL, Justice.

The jury convicted Robert George Dix of the third degree felony offense of escape. See Trx. Prewar CopEm Anw. § 38.06 (Vernon Supp. 2008). The trial court assessed punishment at ten years confinement and ordered that the sentence run consecutively to the sentence appellant was serving when he committed the escape. We modify and affirm. 1

Background

Appellant was convicted of the offense of second degree murder in Wyoming. He received an indeterminate sentence of forty-five years to life confinement. The State of Wyoming sent appellant to Texas to serve his…