Missouri Court of Appeals, 2003

State v. O'Connell

State v. O'Connell
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided May 27, 2003 · Ellis, Hardwick, Howard
112 S.W.3d 81; 2003 Mo. App. LEXIS 771; 2003 WL 21220023 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

State v. O'Connell

Opinion of the Court

Order

PER CURIAM.

Kevin R. O’Connell (“O’Connell”) appeals his conviction in Boone County for kidnapping. O’Connell waived his right to a jury, and the Honorable Gene Hamilton convicted him of kidnapping under § 565.110.1(1) and sentenced him as a persistent felony offender to a term of twenty-five years imprisonment. O’Connell raises two points on appeal. In his first point, he alleges there was insufficient evidence to support a conviction for kidnapping under § 565.110.1(1). O’Connell argues in his second point that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for acquittal at the close of the evidence and thereafter convicting him of kidnapping Paula Heaviland because the court misconstrued the “ransom or reward” element of § 565.110.1(1).

Affirmed. Rule 30.25(b).

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