State v. Berntsen

Chandler, Justice:

Appellant (Berntsen) was convicted of five counts of kidnapping, two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct, and one count each of grand larceny, armed robbery, and first degree burglary. We affirm.

FACTS

Berntsen was identified as the armed intruder who, on April 18, 1986, entered the apartment where Patty Estep (Patty) and her family lived. According to the State’s witnesses, he bound and gagged the five family members, forced Patty and her mother to engage in sexual acts with him, and then drove off in the family car. The apartment was entered after the front door…