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CHISOM v. STATE

539 S.W.2d 831 (1976)

Roger Dale CHISOM, Plaintiff-in-Error, v. STATE of Tennessee, Defendant-in-Error.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee.

Certiorari Denied July 6, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Hicks, Nashville, for plaintiff in error.

R.A. Ashley, Jr., Atty. Gen., Robert E. Kendrick, Deputy Atty. Gen., Thomas H. Shriver, Dist. Atty. Gen., Michael D. Noel, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant in error.

Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court July 6, 1976.

OPINION

DUNCAN, Judge.

The defendant brings this appeal contesting his conviction in the Davidson County Criminal Court for the offense of escape from the penitentiary, for which he received a 6 months workhouse sentence. The defendant's indictment and conviction were based on the provisions of T.C.A. § 39-3802, which section provides as follows:

"If any inmate serving a term under the...

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