Howell v. State

This cause is before us on appeal from a judgment and sentence adjudicating appellant guilty of escape and sentencing him to 15 years of imprisonment. The issue raised is whether the trial court erred in failing to give the Standard Jury Instructions concerning the essential elements of the crime of escape. We affirm.

Although the trial judge deviated from the Standard Jury Instruction regarding escape, he sufficiently articulated the elements of escape as set forth in Section 944.40, Florida Statutes (1983). See Johnson v. State, 252 So.2d 361 (Fla.1971); *410Williams v. State, 243 So.2d 215…