Lewis v. State

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

Fred Lewis was indicted for two counts of armed robbery, one count of kidnapping, and one count of theft by taking. A jury found him guilty of one count of armed robbery, kidnapping, and theft by taking. As to the second armed robbery count, the jury found him guilty of theft by extortion, a lesser offense. The trial court subsequently sentenced Lewis on each count. He appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in failing to merge several of the convictions. For reasons that follow, we affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for resentencing.

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