Woods v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant, Johnnie Vernon Woods, was found guilty of two counts of rape and one count of kidnapping. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on each count, but appeals only from the kidnapping conviction. We affirm.

The point raised on appeal does not require us to develop the facts of this case in great detail. On May 31, 1989, Meredith Coleman, a third grader, got off the school bus at her regular stop in southwest Little Rock. As she was walking home, she was abducted by the appellant. He forced her into his car even though she was kicking and screaming. He drove her…