528 S.E.2d 287 WEST v. THE STATE. A99A2109.Court of Appeals of Georgia. DECIDED: JANUARY 19, 2000. PHIPPS, Judge. After a jury found Robert West guilty of escape,[1] the trial judge sentenced him to ten years confinement in the state penal system. West appeals, claiming that the length of the sentence is excessive and vindictive. Because […]