(a) Whoever, without lawful authority, forcibly or secretly confines or imprisons another
person within this state against his or her will, or forcibly carries or sends another
person out of this state, or forcibly seizes or confines or inveigles or kidnaps another
person with intent either to cause him or her to be secretly confined or imprisoned
within this state against his or her will or to cause him or her to be sent out of
this state against his or her will, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction,
shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) years.
(b) Where the provisions of The Domestic Violence Prevention Act, chapter 29 of title 12, are applicable, the penalties for violation of this section shall also include the
penalties as provided in § 12-29-5.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
22
cases, 1980–2015 · leading case:
State v. Collins, 543 A.2d 641 (R.I. 1988).
State v. Collins, 543 A.2d 641 (R.I. 1988).
· cites it 14× “1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-26-1. 3 The defendant further alleges that the state failed to offer proof beyond a reasonable doubt sufficient to sustain a conviction.”
State v. Innis, 433 A.2d 646 (R.I. 1981).
· cites it 6× “General Laws 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-26-1. Innis contends that the kidnapping statute cannot properly be applied to detentions that are incidental to the commission of another crime, in this instance robbery, because such application would extend the reach of the statute…”
State v. Ballard, 439 A.2d 1375 (R.I. 1982).
· cites it 6× “1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-26-1, in State v. Innis, R.I., 433 A.”
State v. Ros, 973 A.2d 1148 (R.I. 2009).
· cites it 2× “1956 § 11-13-1, entitled “Sale, use or possession of fireworks” {“No person shall offer for sale at retail or at wholesale, shall possess or have under his or her control, use or explode * * * any fireworks”) (emphasis added); G.L.1956 § 11-26-1, entitled “Kidnapping” (“Wh…”
State v. Taylor, 562 A.2d 445 (R.I. 1989).
· cites it 3× “1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-26-1; first degree child molestation sexual assault, in violation of G.”
State v. Suero, 721 A.2d 426 (R.I. 1998).
· cites it 3× “Suero’s reb-anee on Innis , however, is misplaced because the holding of that case was limited to § 11-26-1. 1 Since Suero was convicted pursuant to § 11-26-1.”
State v. Diefenderfer, 970 A.2d 12 (R.I. 2009).
“ful authority, forcibly or secretly confines or imprisons another person within this state against his or her will, or forcibly carries or sends another person out of this state, or forcibly seizes or confines or inveigles or kidnaps another person with intent either to cause…”
United States v. De Jesus Ventura, 565 F.3d 870 (D.C. Cir. 2009).
“235 (requiring intent to interfere substantially with victim's" liberty); R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-26-1 (requiring, at minimum, intent to confine or imprison victim secretly or forcibly or to transport victim out of state); Wis.”
State v. Barnes, 559 A.2d 136 (R.I. 1989).
· cites it 3× “We conclude that the trial justice properly denied defendant’s motion to suppress. Kidnaping and the Innis Rule After the state had rested and again at the close of Barnes’ case, counsel for defendant moved for acquittal on the charge of kidnaping.”
United States v. Soto-Sanchez, 623 F.3d 317 (6th Cir. 2010).
“225(1); R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-26-1; Ala.Code §§ 13A-6-40(2)(a), 43, & 44; Alaska Stat.”
State v. Byrnes, 433 A.2d 658 (R.I. 1981).
“1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-26-1. 3 . In violation of G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-8-3.”
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