Bailey v. State

BARNES, Judge.

Kenneth Alan Bailey appeals his convictions of kidnapping with bodily injury, theft by receiving a motor vehicle, aggravated assault, and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony. On appeal, he contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, that the trial court erred by excusing a juror for cause, and also erred by including impermissibly burden-shifting language in its jury charge. He also asserts that the trial court erred by failing to merge his conviction for aggravated assault into his kidnapping with bodily injury conviction. Because…