Ellis v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

The only question before us is whether there is substantial evidence to support Jerry Ellis’ convictions for kidnapping and aggravated robbery. We find that there is and affirm the judgment.

We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the State. Late Saturday night, November 21, 1981, Harold Austin left a nightclub in Pine Bluff and was walking along a highway. A white Pontiac with two men and a woman stopped and insisted Austin get in the car. Austin rode in the back seat with a man he later identified as Jerry Ellis, the appellant. Austin testified that he…