McWilliams v. State

OPINION

LANE, Vice Presiding Judge:

Thomas Gene McWilliams, Appellant, was tried and convicted by jury for the offense of Attempted Escape from Penal Institution, 21 O.S.Supp.1984, § 443(B), in the District Court of Osage County, Case No. CRF-85-76. The jury recommended punishment at eighteen (18) months and the trial court sentenced accordingly.

On May 12, 1985, Appellant was apprehended by prison guards at Conner Correctional Center when he was observed lying in the grass between the two outside perimeter fences. Closer inspection revealed that holes had been cut in both chain link fences. At…