Thornburg v. State

OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted the appellant of aggravated kidnapping and assessed her punishment at 50 years confinement. We affirm.

In March 1982, the appellant, an admitted prostitute, participated with a male acquaintance, Walter Ballard, in the abduction and sexual abuse of the complainant, a 10-year-old girl. After the two forced the complainant into an automobile, the appellant wrapped the complainant in a blanket and kept her hidden on the floor of the vehicle. The two kidnappers took the complainant to a house, where she was forced to undress and submit to sexual abuse.…