Bunney v. State

SCHEB, Acting Chief Judge.

The defendant, Gerald Wayne Bunney, was convicted after a jury trial, of first degree murder and kidnapping. These offenses occurred on September 23, 1988. For the murder, he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a mandatory sentence of 25 years. For the kidnapping, he was sentenced to a consecutive term of life imprisonment, an upward departure from the recommended guidelines sentence of five and one-half to seven years. We affirm his convictions and sentences.

On appeal, the defendant raises four points, only two of which merit discussion. First, he challenges the…