Chisom v. State

OPINION

DUNCAN, Judge.

The defendant brings this appeal contesting his conviction in the Davidson County Criminal Court for the offense of escape from the penitentiary, for which he received a 6 months workhouse sentence. The defendant’s indictment and conviction were based on the provisions of T.C.A. § 39-3802, which section provides as follows:

“If any inmate serving a term under the direct or indirect custody and supervision of the department of correction, or other state division or agency, or on furlough granted pursuant to § 41-356, shall escape or attempt to escape, he shall be indicted…