Hickey v. State

Tom Glaze, Judge.

Appellant was charged with and convicted of kidnapping, rape and robbery. He appeals only his kidnapping conviction, contending the evidence is insufficient to support it. We affirm.

A person commits kidnapping if, without consent, he restrains another person so as to interfere substantially with his liberty and does so with the purpose of facilitating the commission of any felony or flight thereafter. See Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1702(l)(c) (Repl. 1977). Appellant argues that there was no evidence that he was armed or that he directed any verbal threats toward his alleged victim,…