Cortez v. State

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

The appellant, Adolfo Cortez, was convicted of aggravated kidnapping. He was tried before a jury, sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $10,000.00. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The present offense was the result of a stormy relationship between the appellant and his ex-girlfriend, Juanita Galvan, the complainant. At trial, she alleged the following sequence of events. As a result of her refusal to date appellant, he abducted her at her home and drove her in his van to an isolated area where he severely beat and tortured her. Afterward, while she was in…