Edwards v. State

Opinion

BRIAN QUINN, Chief Justice.

Eli Edwards (appellant) appeals his convictions for aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnaping. Via three issues, he contends that the trial court erred by 1) admitting evidence of an extraneous offense, 2) improperly defining the term “abduct” in the jury charge and 3) entering an order requiring him to serve his six sentences consecutively. We affirm the judgments as reformed.

Background

Jimmy Maddox (Maddox) was at home with his wife and daughter when two masked men broke through the front door. The men were armed with shotguns and told the group to lay on…