People v. Weare

Opinion by

Judge VOGT.

Defendant, Darnell Weare, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of reckless manslaughter, first degree kidnapping, felony murder, and conspiracy to commit first degree murder. We affirm.

According to the prosecution's evidence at trial, defendant believed that the victim, S.B., had stolen a briefcase containing cocaine from the trunk of a car at defendant's used car lot. S.B. denied having done so. Defendant and another man, A.S., discussed abducting S.B. to force him to reveal the location of the drugs. According to A.S.,…