Conner v. State

WALLACE, Judge.

Robert E. Conner was found guilty by a jury of attempted first-degree murder, §§ 777.04(1), 782.04(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (1997), and kidnapping, § 787.01, Fla. Stat. (1997). The trial court adjudged him to be guilty of both crimes and sentenced him to serve twenty-five years in prison on the attempted murder charge and life in prison on the kidnapping charge. The sentences were designated to run consecutively.1

On appeal, Mr. Conner challenges only his conviction for kidnapping. He raises three issues. First, he argues that the trial court should have granted his motion for a…