State v. Washington

Defendant William Washington appeals his convictions for kidnapping, 13 VS.A. § 2405, and violating conditions of release. 13 VS.A. § 7559(e). He contends that a mistrial should have been ordered because of the misconduct of a juror, or, alternatively, that judgments of acquittal should have been entered for insufficient evidence. We affirm.

At the time of the offenses, defendant lived in St. Albans with Tabitha Cornell and their two children, William, aged fifteen months, and Brenna, aged three months. On the night in question, defendant forcibly entered the apartment of a friend where…