State v. Medina

Raul Medina was convicted of first degree robbery and first degree kidnapping. He argues that his conviction must be reversed because (1) the State failed to prove each element of first degree kidnapping as set forth in the “to convict” instruction, (2) he was deprived of his right to confrontation when the State introduced a codefendant’s statement to the police, and (3) the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion to sever his case from that of his two codefendants. We disagree. Medina also claims *43error with respect to his sentence. The State concedes this error. Accordingly,…