State v. Sheppard

OPINION

GRANT, Judge.

Marvin Gene Sheppard (“defendant”) appeals from his conviction and sentence.

FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Defendant was found guilty after trial by a jury of one count of kidnapping, a class 2 felony, and one count of attempted sexual assault, a class 3 felony.

The incidents leading to defendant’s arrest and conviction are the following. On January 4, 1991, defendant asked for a ride home from the victim, a co-worker, after helping the victim obtain a jump start for her car. According to the victim, when she stopped to drop defendant off in a church parking lot near his home,…