State v. Jones

This is an appeal after remand for re-sentencing. On March 20, 1996, defendant escaped from the Franklin Parish Detention Center. He enjoyed about 45 minutes of freedom before being recaptured. A jury found him guilty as charged of Simple Escape (La. R.S. 14: 110 A.1). Based on three prior convictions, one being a violent crime, the district court adjudged defendant to be a fourth-felony offender and sentenced him to life imprisonment, without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. This court affirmed the conviction but remanded for resentencing after finding that two of the…