State v. Bodenschatz

Defendant appeals his convictions for robbery in the first degree and kidnapping in the first degree. The issues are whether the evidence showed that the kidnapping was done with a purpose that would bring it within the provisions of ORS 163.235 and whether defendant was entitled to discovery of the report of a polygraph examiner who had examined the victim. We affirm.

Defendant and his brother Bruce were hitchhiking. Their eventual victim Abrahams offered them a ride. Defendant sat in the back seat, and Bruce sat in the front. The men told Abrahams that they were going to the coast. He agreed…