Gasque v. State

Appellant, Donald Gasque, was convicted at a bench trial in the Criminal Court of Baltimore of escape. He was sentenced to a term of twenty months consecutive to a pre-existing six year sentence he was then serving. On appeal appellant argues:

1. That the trial court erred in increasing his sentence once it had already been imposed.

2. That his trial was not held within 120 days.

3. That the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for the crime of escape.

I

During the penalty stage of the trial on December 7,1978, the following colloquy occurred:

"THE COURT: The sentence is two (2)…