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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Hoyle finds the trial court properly convicted defendant for aggravated robbery and kidnapping, assault of a pregnant person and unlawful possession of a firearm, sentencing him to life in prison. The victim, his ex-girlfriend, testified that after church defendant prevented her from leaving his presence, that he was drinking and that he asked to use her van. He brandished a gun when she refused, so she gave him the keys. Upon his return, defendant examined the victim’s genitals for signs of sexual activity. She fled to a pizzeria where employees hid her in the freezer. Defendant was arrested when a passing police officer witnessed people fleeing from the pizzeria. Evidence at trial showed that defendant committed aggravated robbery by taking the van at gunpoint. He then held the victim captive, punched her, bit her face and jumped on her stomach. When she escaped, he ran into a store filled with customers and employees, attempting to drag the victim out at gunpoint. While released on bond, defendant broke into the victim’s house and stabbed her while her young children ran for help. All evidence supports conviction and the sentence is not unconstitutionally disproportionate. Affirmed.