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Criminal

Apr. 10, 1999

Kidnap Statute Applies by the Yard

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court held Thursday that a kidnapping can be charged even if the victim is moved only a relatively short distance if other factors are involved.

By Anna Marie Stolley
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court held Thursday that a kidnapping can be charged even if the victim is moved only a relatively short distance if other factors are involved.
        Overruling the last vestiges of the controversial Rose Bird Cour...

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