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UNDERSTANDING KIDNAPPING CHARGES

Pursuant to Section 787.01, Florida Statutes, in order to prove kidnapping, the State must establish the following elements:

 

• Defendant forcibly, secretly, or by threat, confined the alleged victim against his or her will.

• The Defendant had no lawful authority.

• The Defendant acted with intent to hold the victim as a shield or hostage, in order to commit a felony, or otherwise to inflict bodily harm upon the victim, or to terrorize the victim or another person.

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