Majeed v. State

OPINION

DUNCAN, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether an escapee is entitled to credit on either his escape sentence, or on his original sentence for jail time served in another state while awaiting trial on charges brought by that other state. We hold that he is not.

On June 26, 1978, the defendant, Nassar Majeed, was committed to the custody of the Tennessee Department of Corrections to serve a burglary sentence of not less than three (3) years nor more than five (5) years. He escaped from Tennessee custody on February 14,1979. He was arrested on May 15, 1979, in Georgia and charged with…