Smith v. State

OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

The appellant was tried and convicted by a jury of the offense of kidnapping. The jury determined that he had two prior felony convictions, and the court imposed the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.

On the night in question, the complainant had been at a local bar with a male companion. On their way home, the complainant’s car became stuck, and she and her companion started to walk to the apartment complex where they both lived. The man did not wish for his wife to know that he had been with the complainant, so he separated from the complainant several…