Ellis v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Ronald Keith Ellis was convicted of kidnapping, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment. The kidnapping and false imprisonment counts merged with the conviction for kidnapping with bodily injury, and because this was Ellis’s second serious violent felony, the trial court sentenced Ellis to life without parole, per OCGA § 17-10-7 (b) (2). The court also sentenced Ellis to 20 years on the aggravated assault conviction and 20 years on the aggravated battery conviction. He appeals, contending that (1) the evidence on the…