Burton v. State

OPINION

STATON, Judge

Morris Burton, Jr. appeals his conviction for carjacking, a Class B felony. 1 Burton raises one issue on appeal, which we restate as: whether Burton’s convictions for carjacking and kidnapping 2 violate the Federal Double Jeopardy Clause.

We affirm.

On July 27, 1997, Morris Burton and two accomplices forcibly apprehended the victim and her car in a hospital parking lot. After driving some distance, the victim was released and Burton and the others left with the victim’s car. Burton was convicted and sentenced for both carjacking and kid napping. Burton contends that…