State v. Vilela (Signed Opinion)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Petitioner was convicted of kidnapping and of attempted extortion. Petitioner was sentenced to life imprisonment on the kidnapping conviction, with parole eligibility in ten years. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the decision of the trial court to admit into evidence the entirety of Petitioner’s audio recorded statements, a portion of which contained statements he made after unequivocally invoking his right to counsel, was not plainly wrong or against the weight of the evidence; and (2) the trial court did not err in failing to grant Petitioner’s motions for acquittal at the close of the State’s case-in-chief and at the close of all the evidence, and the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict.
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