State v. Smith

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

The defendant appeals from a conviction for escape with punishment at not less than 1 year nor more than 2 years in the State penitentiary. The escape occurred on March 20, 1980 while the defendant was being transported by the Tennessee Department of Corrections from the Brushy Mountain Prison to the Tennessee State Prison at Nashville. The defendant remained a fugitive for approximately 8 months following the escape. At the time of the escape, the defendant was serving sentences on three separate armed robbery convictions; each sentence had been assessed by the jury at 65…