{"id":678,"date":"2021-09-09T11:35:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T15:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sarasotacriminalattorneyblog.com\/?p=678"},"modified":"2024-08-29T15:27:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:27:23","slug":"court-explains-floridas-test-for-determining-guilt-in-kidnapping-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarasotadefenseattorney.com\/blog\/court-explains-floridas-test-for-determining-guilt-in-kidnapping-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Explains Florida\u2019s Test for Determining Guilt in Kidnapping Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kidnapping is one of the most serious crimes a person can be accused of committing, and a conviction for kidnapping often results in a lengthy jail sentence. Not all confinements during the commission of a criminal offense constitute grounds for a kidnapping conviction, though. Rather, as explained in a recent Florida opinion<\/a>, the courts must conduct a three-part test to determine if the State has met its burden of proof with regard to a defendant\u2019s guilt in a kidnapping case. If you are charged with kidnapping or any other violent offense, it is advisable to speak to a knowledgeable Sarasota violent crime defense lawyer regarding what evidence the State must produce to establish your guilt.<\/p>\n

The Facts of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is reported that the defendant and two other individuals entered an auto parts store shortly before it closed. One of the men placed a gun to the store manager\u2019s head and demanded that he and two other employees and two customers get on the ground, which they did. The man then grabbed the manager and forced him to open the safe in the back of the store. The defendant and the other man stayed with the employees and customers in the store. One of the gunmen struck an employee who refused to abide by his command and dragged him to the middle of the store. The men then made the other employee and the customers crawl to a back room where they were robbed.<\/p>\n

Allegedly, the State charged the defendant with four counts of kidnapping in the facilitation of a felony. He was convicted, after which he appealed. On appeal, the court upheld three of his convictions but reversed one on the grounds the evidence produced by the State was insufficient to sustain the conviction under the three-part test for kidnapping during the commission of a felony as established under Florida law. Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kidnapping is one of the most serious crimes a person can be accused of committing, and a conviction for kidnapping often results in a lengthy jail sentence. Not all confinements during the commission of a criminal offense constitute grounds for a kidnapping conviction, though. 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