State v. Marr

LARSON, Justice.

The defendant Daniel C. Marr was convicted of kidnapping in the first degree, §§ 710.1, 710.2, and sexual abuse in the second degree, §§ 709.1, 709.3, The Code 1979. On appeal he claims the trial court erred in denying (1) his motion for dismissal on the charge of kidnapping and (2) his motions for mistrial on the ground that juror exposure to a prejudicial newspaper article violated his constitutional right to a fair trial.

I. The motion to dismiss.

At the close of the evidence the defendant moved to dismiss the charge of kidnapping on the ground there was insufficient evidence…