Clay v. State

Appellant was charged by indictment with the crime of kidnapping. Trial by jury resulted in a verdict of guilty and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment.. The record discloses the following evidence: On July 10, 1972, Mrs. Constance Jean Fleming started to enter her automobile in the parking lot of her employer. This parking lot was located in Marion County. Appellant came from behind Mrs. Fleming, struck her three times in the face, forced her into the car and got in beside her. He then drove the car on a circuitous route to a cornfield in Johnson County. During the drive Mrs.…