Opinion ID: 471405
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Sufficiency (King, Martin, White)

Text: 50 We have reviewed the record and find no merit in the contention that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions of King, White and Martin for kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap. In particular, with regard to the evidence on interstate transportation, we point out that James Thomas testified that Martin received a phone call during which he was informed that White, Taylor and Endsley were near Atlanta, Georgia. King heard Martin repeat what he had heard over the phone. White's statement also revealed that he had taken Endsley to a hotel near Atlanta, Georgia. Thus there was evidence that White had transported Endsley across state lines and that Martin and King knew it. The evidence was sufficient to show that White, Martin and King conspired to kidnap and in fact kidnapped Valerie Endsley because they believed she planned to kill Peter Martin. These defendants' other various contentions with regard to sufficiency of the evidence are unquestionably without merit. 51 For the foregoing reasons, the convictions of Elizabeth King, Peter Martin, Sr., Gerald White and Jimmy Edward Taylor for kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap are AFFIRMED.