HOLT, Justice.
A jury convicted appellant of the crime of escape and assessed his penalty at one year in the State Penitentiary. Appellant was subsequently sentenced to 5 years in the penitentiary pursuant to the habitual-criminal act. On appeal the appellant contends for reversal that the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence.
The State adduced testimony from a deputy sheriff, a custodian of the local county jail, that the appellant was incarcerated...
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