Holden v. State

MIKELL, Presiding Judge.

After a jury trial, Ellis Lamar Holden was convicted of kidnapping with bodily injury, rape, aggravated sodomy, armed robbery, two counts of burglary, and five counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the trial court erred in admitting similar transaction evidence and by failing to properly charge the jury on similar transaction evidence. He also argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his kidnapping with bodily injury conviction. Finding no error, we affirm.

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