{"id":874,"date":"2021-03-04T19:27:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T00:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatercriminallawyer.net\/?p=874"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:34:23","slug":"florida-court-discusses-evidence-needed-to-prove-kidnapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-evidence-needed-to-prove-kidnapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Discusses Evidence Needed to Prove Kidnapping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In many instances in which a person is accused of committing a crime, he or she will face additional charges due to acts that allegedly occurred during the commission of the crime. For example, it is not uncommon for a person charged with robbery to face kidnapping charges as well. The State must prove specific elements to demonstrate that a kidnapping facilitated the commission of a crime, and the failure to do so should result in a dismissal. The confinement necessary to support a conviction for a kidnapping that allegedly aided a defendant in committing another felony was the topic of a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/florida\/fourth-district-court-of-appeal\/2021\/19-1991.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florida opinion<\/a>, in a case in which the defendant\u2019s conviction was ultimately overturned. If you are accused of kidnapping, it is in your best interest to speak to a trusted Clearwater criminal defense lawyer about your rights.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Alleged Crime <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Allegedly, the defendant took part in the robbery of an auto parts store. He was charged with multiple offenses, including robbery and kidnapping the store manager and employees by imprisoning them against their will with the intent to commit or aid the underlying robbery. He was convicted, after which he appealed, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to establish that he violated the applicable kidnapping statute. The court ultimately agreed with the defendant regarding one of his kidnapping convictions and remanded the matter for the entry of conviction for the lesser included offense of false imprisonment.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Faison Test<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Many years ago, the Florida courts expressed a concern that the terms of the State kidnapping statute would result in any criminal act that naturally involved the confinement of another person, like robbery, also being charged as a kidnapping. Thus, the Florida Supreme Court developed a three-part test, known as the <em>Faison <\/em>test, for evaluating whether confinement that happens during the commission of a different felony is adequate to constitute a separate kidnapping offense. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-evidence-needed-to-prove-kidnapping\/#more-874\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In many instances in which a person is accused of committing a crime, he or she will face additional charges due to acts that allegedly occurred during the commission of the crime. For example, it is not uncommon for a person charged with robbery to face kidnapping charges as well. The State must prove specific [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kidnapping"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When Does Kidnapping Charges and Other Crimes Matter?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When police search car, a violent crime charge case can hinge on needed prove kidnapping. See how this ruling your defense. 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