HORNSBY v. STATE

62254.

159 Ga. App. 672 (1981)

284 S.E.2d 630

HORNSBY v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin H. Thornton, for appellant.

Arthur E. Mallory III, District Attorney, Harger W. Hoyt, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


CARLEY, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for the offense of escape in that "after having been convicted of [three] violations of municipal ordinances of the City of LaGrange, Georgia, . . . [he did] intentionally escape from the West Georgia Medical Center, a place of lawful confinement." Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of the offense charged and was sentenced to five years in prison. He appeals.

The pertinent facts are as follows: After his conviction...

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