Amaya v. State

Doyle, Judge.

After a jury trial, Ricardo Amaya was found guilty of rape (Count l), 1 false imprisonment (Count 3 — as a lesser included charge of kidnapping with bodily injury), 2 aggravated assault (Count 5), 3 kidnapping (Count 6), 4 and family violence battery (Count 7). 5 Amaya appeals, arguing that the trial court erred (1) by failing to excuse a juror for cause; (2) by denying the motion for directed verdict on the Count 6 kidnapping charge for lack of evidence sufficient to show asportation; (3) by overruling his objection to the State’s closing argument related to the Count 6…