State v. Jackson

|,The defendant, Eddie L. Jackson, was charged by bill of information with second degree kidnapping, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:44.1, and simple arson (damage $500 or more), in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:52. Following a jury trial, he was found guilty as charged. He was sentenced to serve 40 years at hard labor without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence for the second degree kidnapping conviction and 10 years at hard labor for the simple arson conviction. The sentences were ordered to be served concurrent with any other sentence. The defendant appeals his convictions.…