Robinson v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

The appellant, Steve Robinson, was convicted of kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated battery, and burglary. On appeal, he attacks the sufficiency of the evidence to support the kidnapping conviction; the trial court’s failure to merge the kidnapping with bodily injury and the aggravated battery convictions; and the admission of his custodial statements and the evidence seized during a search of his home.

At the trial, the victim testified that on the evening of August 2, 1991, she went to her brother’s dry cleaning business to pick up the company books. Upon entering, she…