Jones v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is a direct appeal following conviction in a trial by jury of the crimes of kidnapping and robbery. Appellant was sentenced to a term of 35 years for kidnapping and 10 years for robbery.

The issue presented on appeal is whether the trial court erred in allowing Officer Flemming to testify concerning a telephone conversation he had with appellant.

These are the facts from the record which tend to support the determination of guilt: On November 9, 1983, as James Thomas started to get out of his car, appellant walked up to the car with a sawed-off shotgun and demanded…