Green v. State

OPINION

BUSSEY, Judge:

The appellant, Joseph Gene Green, was tried and convicted in the District Court of Alfalfa County for the crime of Escape From a Penal Institution in Case No. CRF-84-7 and was sentenced to four (4) years imprisonment, and he appeals. We affirm.

Briefly stated the facts are that on May 22, 1984, appellant, who was incarcerated at the James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena, failed to report to his work assignment in the maintenance building. On May 24,1984, appellant was arrested in Oklahoma City, and he was subsequently returned to the institution. At a disciplinary…