People v. Watt

Defendant originally was charged with jail escape, MCL 750.197(2); MSA 28.394(2), and forgery, MCL 750.248; MSA 28.445. The escape charge was subsequently dismissed, and defendant pleaded guilty of attempted forgery, MCL 750.92; MSA 28.287. He was sentenced to 2ti to 5 years’ imprisonment and now appeals as of right. We affirm.

The underlying facts are undisputed. Defendant escaped from the Kent County Jail, where he was housed awaiting sentencing on a federal bank robbery conviction. Defendant accomplished the escape by assuming the identity of his cellmate, who was then about to be released…