Arevalo v. State

OPINION

DIAL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated kidnapping. TEX.PENAL CODE § 20.04(a)(5) (Vernon 1974). During the first phase of the trial the jury found appellant guilty of aggravated kidnapping and further found that he did not voluntarily release the victim alive and in a safe place. His punishment was assessed by the jury at fifty (50) years’ confinement and a fine of $5,000.00.

In four points of error appellant complains of the charge submitted to the jury during the guilt-innocence phase, of the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction, and of the…