C.A. 4th;
D070755

The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment as modified. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that the asportation requirement for the crime of aggravated kidnapping is not unconstitutionally vague.

A jury convicted Alexander Ledesma of rape and kidnapping to commit rape. The jury found true the allegation under California's One Strike Law, as to the rape count, that Ledesma's kidnapping of the victim substantially increased the risk of harm to her. Ledesma was sentenced accordingly.

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