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Moody v. State

The victim's testimony that the defendant grabbed her by the neck, strangled her to unconsciousness and put her in the trunk of his car supported his kidnapping with bodily injury conviction.

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A jury found Jermaine Moody guilty of one count each of kidnapping, aggravated assault, battery, and tampering with evidence. The jury found him not guilty of second counts of kidnapping and aggravated assault. Moody appeals, asserting that the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict for him as to kidnapping and aggravated assault. He also challenges several evidentiary rulings. Finding no error, we affirm. 1. In reviewing the denial of a motion for directed verdict, “we construe the evidence in favor of the jury’s verdict and determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty of the crimes for which he was convicted beyond a reasonable doubt.”1 Viewed in this manner, the evidence shows that while the victim was walking home on February 14, 2003, Moody drove up beside her in a blue Buick and ordered her into the car. The victim did not know Moody and considered running, but she entered the car when he pulled a gun.

According to the victim, Moody drove her to various locations, including a hotel and a house, where he met with several individuals and appeared to engage in drug transactions. The victim further testified that Moody sexually assaulted her, then knocked her unconscious. When she awoke inside the Buick, it was parked outside a house and Moody was talking to his wife, Akilah Woolfolk.

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