People v. Robbins

After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of kidnapping, MCL 750.349; MSA 28.581, and of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). Defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for consecutive terms of from 8 to 30 years and 2 years, and he appeals as of right.

I

Defendant first argues that the trial court’s instructions to the jury defining the crime of kidnapping were defective. No objection was made to the instructions at issue, and under such circumstances this Court will not reverse defendant’s conviction unless the instructions omitted an…