Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Rushing, R.

OPINION

Justice TODD.

In this appeal by allowance, we consider the offense of kidnapping as set forth in Pennsylvania’s Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2901(a), and address the singular question of whether the victims herein were confined in a “place of isolation” to support a conviction under that statute. For the reasons that follow, we find that the victims, although imprisoned in their home, nevertheless, were confined in a place of isolation, thereby satisfying our Commonwealth’s definition of kidnapping. Thus, we reverse the order of the Superior Court and reinstate Appellee Randal Rushing’s…