Glinski v. State

OPINION

ANDELL, J.

We are asked to determine if appellant’s prosecution and conviction for escape from a penitentiary violated the double jeopardy protections of the United States and Texas constitutions. 1 We hold it did not, and affirm.

Background

Appellant, Robert GlinsM, was sentenced as a habitual criminal and began serving a life sentence for aggravated assault in 1982. During his 14 years in prison, he had graduated to a high-level trustee position and had accumulated 9,480 days (approximately 26 years) of “good time.” 2 In May 1996, appellant escaped from prison. He was apprehended within…