Calhoun v. State

Calvin Calhoun was indicted for escape in the third degree in violation of § 13A-10-33, Code of Alabama 1975 and for driving under the influence of alcohol in violation of § 32-5A-191, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant guilty of both offenses. The appellant received a twelve-month sentence in the DUI case and a two-year sentence in the escape case.

At approximately 9:30 p.m. on December 16, 1984, Officer Mitch Stuckey of the Monroe County Sheriff's Department received a call that several vehicles had been run off the road by a 1972 orange Cutlass Supreme. A short while later,…