The argument that the trial judge was biased was not preserved for review where appellant neither objected to any statements by the trial judge nor moved for the judge's recusal. Judith Rogers , Judge. Appellants, Billy Nichols and Byron Gillespie, were convicted in a jury trial of kidnapping, aggravated robbery, and theft of property. Nichols was sentenced as a habitual offender to a total of fifty years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Gillespie was sentenced to a total of ten years.
Appellants make numerous arguments for reversal in their respective appeals.
We find no merit in any of the points raised and affirm. The victim was acquainted with Nichols as the two had participated in drug transactions in the past. He testified that once inside, Nichols pulled out a gun, cocked it, pointed it at him, and demanded his car. The victim testified he attempted to give Nichols the keys, but was told that he hadto go with them. Nichols instructed Gillespie to take the victim's gun that was visible from under a couch cushion.