Goodson v. State

OPINION

BRETT, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Kenneth Paul Goodson, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged with the crime of Escape from a Penal Institution, in violation of 21 O.S. Supp.1974, § 443, in the District Court, Cleveland County, Case No. CRF-76-47. He was tried by a jury and convicted, punishment being assessed at two (2) years’ imprisonment. From said judgment and sentence, a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.

The State’s first witness was Jess Tits-worth, Records Clerk at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. He stated that his duties included the keeping and…