Ward v. State

Birdsong, Judge.

Robert Ward was convicted of three counts of burglary and sentenced to serve 12 years. After serving approximately five years and while incarcerated at a correctional institution in Floyd County, Ward and another prisoner left the institution without permission or otherwise being properly released. There was uncontradicted evidence that Ward left the confines of the correctional institution at about 7:30 on a morning in July, 1981, and did not report to his regularly assigned place of duty. He was missed at about 8:00 a.m. and diligent search failed to disclose his…