Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Charles Hines, Appellant v. the State of Texas

May 22, 20022002 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 106

Summary

The Court reversed the Court of Appeals, holding that the phrase “interfere substantially” in the kidnapping statute is unambiguous and that the statute applies even when the victim’s confinement is temporary or incidental to another crime, and therefore the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction.