State v. Hofland
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed from a judgment of conviction entered in the trial court finding him guilty of four counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, eleven counts of criminal restraint with a dangerous weapon, twenty-two counts of kidnapping, one count of burglary, and one count of criminal restraint. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Defendant was not denied his right to speedy trial; (2) Defendant was not denied his right to self-representation; (3) the jury instructions accurately and fairly informed the jury in all necessary aspects of the law; (4) the court did not err by not dismissing the kidnapping charge; (5) there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find Defendant held the kidnapping victims for a "substantial period of time"; and (6) the court properly imposed consecutive sentences.
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