Houser v. State

Jordan, Justice.

Eddie Lee Houser, Jr., and Ella Mae Redding were convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery. Houser was given two consecutive sentences of 15 years each for the two offenses. Redding was given consecutive sentences of 10 years for kidnapping and 5 years for armed robbery. They appeal from their convictions and sentences and from the overruling of their motion for new trial and extraordinary motion for new trial.

The alleged victim of the robbery and kidnapping was working as a night clerk at a motel at the time of the crimes. He testified that: Sometime after 2:00 a.m. a man…