Perry v. State

In a two count indictment, appellant, Lester Perry, was charged with the crimes of kidnapping and assault *22and battery with intent to kill. On January 19, 1971, a jury returned a verdict of guilty of kidnapping, Ind. Code § 35-1-55-1, and of the lesser included offense of assault and battery, Ind. Code § 35-1-54-4. By judgment duly entered, appellant received a sentence of life imprisonment for kidnapping and a fine of one thousand dollars and six months imprisonment for assault and battery. He filed a timely motion to correct errors, which was overruled, but he perfected no appeal. We have…