State v. Skaggs

GARY M. GAERTNER, SR., Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Howard Skaggs (“defendant”), appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Francois County following a jury trial finding him guilty of forgery, section 570.090, RSMo 2000, 1 and escape from confinement, section 575.210. Defendant was sentenced consecutively to eight years for forgery and seven years for escape from confinement to be served in the Missouri Department of Corrections. We affirm.

On January 7, 2000, defendant was arrested for unlawful use of a weapon and was transported to the St. Francois County Jail where he remained in…