State v. Jones

Connor, Judge:

A jury convicted Jones of first-degree burglary, kidnapping, and armed robbery. The judge sentenced him to thirty years for burglary, thirty years for kidnapping, and twenty-five years for armed robbery. He appeals a portion of the solicitor’s closing argument and the trial court’s use of an Allen, 164 U.S. 492, 17 S.Ct. 154, 41 L.Ed. 528, charge. We affirm.

Two separate incidents underlie the indictments in this case. The first was an attempted robbery at a gas station in Greenville around 1:45 a.m. on September 17, 1993. The jury acquitted Jones of that charge. The second…