State v. Huss

ELMORE, Judge.

Wayne Anthony Huss (defendant) appeals from judgments entered upon jury convictions of 1) first-degree kidnapping, 2) second-degree sexual offense, and 3) second-degree rape. Judgment was arrested on the second-degree rape conviction, and defendant was sentenced to 71 to 95 months imprisonment on both the first-degree kidnapping and second-degree sexual offense convictions, to run consecutively. After careful consideration, we reverse the judgments of the trial court.

I. Background

Defendant and the victim first met in the fall of 2006. At that time, the victim was employed as the…