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HaroldSowardsII CJ 322, Tu/Th 9:30 11/2/15 People v. Allen 64 Cal. Rptr. 2d 497 (1997) 1. Facts  Aug.7,1995 May SunYounggoestotake her 7 yr olddaughterKirstie tosummercamp and stopsinher drivewaytoclose the garage door  Tyrone Allenjumpsintothe vehicle andlocksthe doorwithKirstie still inthe vehicle  Ms. SunYoungputshands intothe window andtriestoturn off the ignition  Allenreleasesthe parkingbrake,goesinreverse andoutintothe streetuntil ithitsa curb and comesto a stop (about30-40 ft)  Allenexitsvehicle,throwsSunYoungagainstafence andstealsherpurse frominside the vehicle  Threatensa neighborwithagun  ApprehendedbySanFranciscopolice  ConvictedinSuperiorCourtandCo.of San Franciscoof kidnappingpersonunder14  Appeals  Court of Appealsaffirms 2. Issue Was there insufficientevidence andinadequatejuryinstructionsregardingasportation? 3. Holdings No,affirmed 4. Reasoning While before 1981 actual distance wouldhave the only thinglookedatandof whichthis movementof 30-40 didn’tmeetthe legal testof substantiality.Now however,caseshave to considerthe qualityandcharacterof the movementinadditiontoactual movement.Because of thischaracter issuesof the movement are takenintoaccount.ThismovementpreventedMs. SunYoungfromregainingpossessionandhelpedfacilitate Allen’sflightfromthe areawith Kirstie (evasionof capture).Inadditionthe vehicle wasmovedfromapositionof relativesafety intoa thoroughfare because itplacedKirstieata greaterriskof injury.These factorsplusthe distance traveledequalsthe substantial movementrequirementforthe crime of simple kidnapping.

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People v. allen

  • 1. HaroldSowardsII CJ 322, Tu/Th 9:30 11/2/15 People v. Allen 64 Cal. Rptr. 2d 497 (1997) 1. Facts  Aug.7,1995 May SunYounggoestotake her 7 yr olddaughterKirstie tosummercamp and stopsinher drivewaytoclose the garage door  Tyrone Allenjumpsintothe vehicle andlocksthe doorwithKirstie still inthe vehicle  Ms. SunYoungputshands intothe window andtriestoturn off the ignition  Allenreleasesthe parkingbrake,goesinreverse andoutintothe streetuntil ithitsa curb and comesto a stop (about30-40 ft)  Allenexitsvehicle,throwsSunYoungagainstafence andstealsherpurse frominside the vehicle  Threatensa neighborwithagun  ApprehendedbySanFranciscopolice  ConvictedinSuperiorCourtandCo.of San Franciscoof kidnappingpersonunder14  Appeals  Court of Appealsaffirms 2. Issue Was there insufficientevidence andinadequatejuryinstructionsregardingasportation? 3. Holdings No,affirmed 4. Reasoning While before 1981 actual distance wouldhave the only thinglookedatandof whichthis movementof 30-40 didn’tmeetthe legal testof substantiality.Now however,caseshave to considerthe qualityandcharacterof the movementinadditiontoactual movement.Because of thischaracter issuesof the movement are takenintoaccount.ThismovementpreventedMs. SunYoungfromregainingpossessionandhelpedfacilitate Allen’sflightfromthe areawith Kirstie (evasionof capture).Inadditionthe vehicle wasmovedfromapositionof relativesafety intoa thoroughfare because itplacedKirstieata greaterriskof injury.These factorsplusthe distance traveledequalsthe substantial movementrequirementforthe crime of simple kidnapping.