State v. Mead

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

The principal problem in this appeal relates to the meaning of the word “confines” in our kidnapping statute, section 710.1, The Code 1979.

The jury could find the facts as follows. On April 15, 1979, Jovita Zamora (Jovita) and her mother, Angela Zamora (Mrs. Zamora), returned to Mrs. Zamora’s home after having Easter dinner with relatives. Jovita testified:

A. Yes, when I opened the door for my mother to go in, she didn’t go in, because someone was in that entrance. The minute that I opened the door, I thought my mother would step up, but she didn’t, then this young man…