Eickenhorst v. State

OPINION

ELLIS, Justice.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for the offense of felony escape. The jury found that Jerry Sol Eickenhor’st (appellant) had been twice before convicted of felony offenses, and punishment was assessed at life. TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 12.42(d) (Vernon 1974). We affirm.

In his first ground of error, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, based on the State’s failure to prove that he escaped “after having been arrested for an offense, to wit: felony escape.” The constituent elements of the crime of escape, as defined in TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 38.07(a) (Vernon…