Turner v. State

OPINION

Following a jury trial, appellant Roosevelt Turner was convicted of two counts of robbery, two counts of kidnaping, and two counts of battery with the intent to commit robbery, each with the use of a deadly weapon.

One night, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the two victims were forced, at gunpoint, to admit appellant and his cohort into their apartment. They were later joined by a third intruder. During the lengthy ordeal which followed, the victims were tied, threatened with death, moved to various rooms *245throughout the residence, and physically harmed. Under coercion, the victims revealed…