Cook v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant was found guilty of kidnapping under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1702 and sentenced as an habitual offender to thirty years imprisonment. § 41-1702 provides:(1) A person commits the offense of kidnapping if, without consent, he restrains another person so as to interfere substantially with his liberty with the purpose of:(a) holding him for ransom or reward, or for any other act to be performed or not performed for his return or release . . .

The single argument on appeal is the evidence at trial did not support a charge of kidnapping under § 41-1702, because a…