Mercer v. Johnson

HINES, Chief Justice.

*247**219In 2004, appellant Jessie Mercer was convicted of the kidnapping of Richard Love and his wife, Parchando Love, as well as armed robbery and two counts of aggravated assault. On appeal, appellant challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction for kidnapping Mr. Love, but not for kidnapping Mrs. Love. Specifically, he contended that the State failed to prove the element of asportation, but the Court of Appeals rejected that contention. See Mercer v. State , 289 Ga. App. 606, 658 S.E.2d 173 (2008). In 2011, appellant filed a habeas corpus petition…