Hornsby v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for the offense of escape in that “after having been convicted of [three] violations of municipal ordinances of the City of LaGrange, Georgia,. . . [he did] intentionally escape from the West Georgia Medical Center, a place of lawful confinement.” Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of the offense charged and was sentenced to five years in prison. He appeals.

The pertinent facts are as follows: After his conviction for violation of certain municipal ordinances of the City of LaGrange, appellant was incarcerated in the City Jail of LaGrange and…