People v. Stapf

Defendant was charged with kidnapping and appeals as of right from a jury trial conviction for attempted kidnapping, MCL 750.349; MSA 28.581 and MCL 750.92; MSA 28.287. Defendant was sentenced to from three to five years in prison. This appeal of his conviction and sentence raises six issues.

Defendant first challenges the sufficiency of the evidence adduced at trial to sustain his conviction. On sufficiency of evidence claims, we review the evidence in a light most favorable to the prosecutor to determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found that the essential elements of the…