People v. Wells

PIERCE, Judge.

Defendant, Dexter C. Wells, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of second degree kidnapping, first degree sexual assault, crime of violence, and three counts of habitual criminal. We reverse and remand.

In December 1984, the victim was abducted from a shopping center parking lot. She was forced at knife point into the back seat of a station wagon, where her hands were tied behind her back and a pillow case was placed over her head. The kidnapper later removed the pillow case and covered her eyes with duct tape. He then drove the…