Wells v. State

Dale Price, Justice.

William Scott Wells was convicted of kidnapping under Ark. Code Ann. § 5-11-102 (1987) and sentenced to life imprisonment. He argues his conviction of a Class Y felony was error as there was uncontroverted evidence the victim was voluntarily released in a safe place. We affirm.

Dena Daniel testified that on June 21, 1989, she drove to a service station to buy gasoline for her automobile. The appellant saw her leave and followed her home. According to Daniel, the appellant approached her in her garage while she was unloading her car and invited her to a party. When she did…