People v. Jaffray

Following a bench trial, this defendant was found guilty of kidnapping by secret confinement.1 Because third parties became aware of the victim’s detention, the Court of Appeals determined that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction. We disagree and reverse.

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Defendant Thomas Jaffray, Jr., and two codefendants, brothers Ronald and Martin Normandin, *290were charged and tried jointly for kidnapping2 as a result of acts committed before the fatal beating of Bruce Williams on August 13, 1987, in the basement of a house that Williams, the victim, shared with the codefendants.3 Another…