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Onumah v. State

The evidence of asportation supported the defendant's six kidnapping convictions pursuant to Garza v. State, 284 Ga. 696 2008.

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Kalu Tumi Owens Onumah was convicted by a jury of six counts of armed robbery, six counts of aggravated assault, six counts of kidnaping, six counts of false imprisonment, one count of obstruction of an officer and one count of possession of marijuana. After merging the aggravated assault convictions with the armed robbery conviction, the trial court sentenced Onumah to life in prison with the possibility of parole on each of the armed robbery counts, twenty years to serve on each kidnaping count, ten years to serve on each of the false imprisonment counts and twelve months to serve on the remaining counts, all to run concurrently. He appeals following the denial of his motion, as amended, for new trial. 1. Onumah first argues that the trial judge erred by finding that she was required to sentence him to life in prison on his armed robbery convictions pursuant to OCGA § 17-10-7 a. However, this contention has previously been decided adversely to Onumah. Baldwin v. State , 167 Ga. App. 737, 739 3 307 SE2d 679 1983; see also Singleton v. State , 293 Ga. App. 755, 756-757 2 667 SE2d 711 2008; Perkinson v. State , 265 Ga. App 502, 502-503 3 594 SE2d 381 2004; State v. Scott , 265 Ga. App. 387 593 SE2d 923 2004.

2. Onumah next argues that his kidnaping convictions must be reversed because, as to each victim, the evidence of asportation was insufficient.

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