California Court of Appeal

Defendant's conviction aggravated kidnapping is affirmed where it is supported by substantial evidence, however defendant's sentence for kidnapping to commit rape with a finding that he used a deadly weapon is modified because a three year deadly weapon enhancement for that count is unauthorized.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/22/2004
• Published 07/22/2004

Judges

• GILBERT, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Gilbert W. Lentz, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Steven D. Matthews, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Laure H. Steuch, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.