State v. Jones

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

Daniel Jones, defendant-appellant was convicted of kidnapping, first degree robbery and first degree assault in Jackson County. The jury assessed punishment and the court sentenced him to five years for kidnapping to run concurrently with ten years for robbery, both to run consecutively with a ten year sentence imposed for assault, for a total of 20 years imprisonment.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. The jury could reasonably find from the evidence the facts hereinafter listed.

At 9:00 o’clock in the evening on February 24, 1980, the victim, Mr.…