Owens v. State

OPINION

BUSSEY, Judge:

The appellant, Timothy Owens, was convicted in the District Court of Pittsburg County Case No. F-85-278 of the crimes of Kidnapping (Count I), and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Count II) After Former Conviction of Two or More Felonies. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of imprisonment of twenty (20) years on each count, and appeals.

On June 10, 1985, the appellant, an inmate in protective custody at the Oklahoma State Penetentiary, complained to prison guards that he was sick. The guards took Owens to the prison infirmary for an examination. Once he was inside the…