State v. Crenshaw
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of murder, two counts of kidnapping in the second degree, and assault in the third degree. Defendant appealed, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion in joining his two cases for trial and that the evidence was insufficient was support his conviction of both counts of kidnapping in the second degree. The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part, holding (1) the trial court did not err in joining the two cases; (2) the evidence was sufficient to support the judgment of conviction of one count of second degree kidnapping and the assault conviction; but (3) the jury could not reasonably have found that two separate instances of kidnapping occurred. Remanded with direction to render a judgment of acquittal on one count of kidnapping in the second degree.
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