Richardson v. State

SAM TAYLOR, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of escape in the third degree and was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment under the Habitual Felony Offenders Act.

The circumstances surrounding appellant’s arrest were as follows:

After using radar to time appellant’s car at 74 miles per hour, state trooper K.D. Garner engaged in pursuit, during which the vehicles exceeded speeds of 100 miles per hour. After stopping appellant’s car and approaching it, Garner detected a strong odor of alcohol and suspected that appellant was intoxicated. The trooper took appellant to the patrol car and informed him…