Kemper v. State

Miller, Judge.

A jury found Dione B. Kemper guilty of armed robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. The court sentenced Kemper to 25 years confinement. On appeal Kemper challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his armed robbery conviction and argues that his aggravated assault conviction should have merged with either his hijacking or armed robbery conviction. We affirm.

The evidence showed that Kemper approached the victim in a parking lot as he entered his vehicle. Kemper opened the passenger’s side…