Holt v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for escape, motor vehicle theft and burglary on the grounds that the trial court erred in refusing to grant his motion for a new trial. He presents three questions to this court for consideration: (1) whether the defendant was in lawful custody; (2) whether there was sufficient evidence to show criminal intent; (3) whether there was evidence that defendant took the automobile without authority.

Defendant was serving a sentence for theft by receiving stolen goods at the Colquitt County Correctional Institution and was assigned to a…