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State of Iowa
v.
Saul Santos Vasquez Martinez
County:
Black Hawk
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Saul Santos Vasquez Martinez
Attorney for the Appellee
Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Ronald W. Kepford
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
21-1206
Date Published:
Feb 22, 2023
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Bradley J. Harris, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (9 pages)
A defendant appeals his conviction for second-degree kidnapping, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the confinement-or-removal element of the crime. OPINION HOLDS: Considering the totality of the facts in the light most favorable to the trial court’s decision, we find substantial evidence to support the second-degree kidnapping conviction.
