Jones v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

Upon a jury trial, appellant, as a habitual offender, received a life sentence for aggravated robbery, 15 years for theft of property, and a life sentence for kidnapping. Appellant first argues that the court erred in granting the state’s motion to amend the aggravated robbery information during the trial and, therefore, he was entitled to a directed verdict in the absence of the amended information. We recite the pertinent facts.

The uncontroverted testimony of the victim was that she had visited her husband in a local hospital, and as she approached her car on the…