Young v. State

Appellant Terry Daniel Young appeals his conviction by jury of the felony offense of aggravated kidnapping1 and the resulting sentence of forty years of imprisonment. His two appellate issues contend that evidence presented was insufficient to support his conviction and the court erred by denying his requested instruction. Disagreeing with both contentions, we will affirm.

Background

Police investigation began when the body of Lance Hooser, bearing tattoos identifying him with the Aryan Brotherhood, was found on a street in north central Amarillo. The autopsy showed one of his two gunshot…