The defendant, James R. Townley, was tried by jury and convicted of simple escape in violation of La.R.S. 14:110(A)(1). Thereafter, he was adjudicated an habitual offender and sentenced to serve five years at hard labor with the sentence to run consecutive to any prior sentence imposed. He has appealed the sentence. The record contains four assignments of error. However, in his brief the defendant raises two...
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