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STATE v. HUDSON

No. 15.

187 S.E.2d 756 (1972)

281 N.C. 100

STATE of North Carolina v. Floyd Lindsey HUDSON.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 12, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence E. Horton, Jr., Concord (Davis, Koontz & Horton), Concord, Court Appointed Counsel for defendant appellant.

Robert Morgan, Atty. Gen., Robert G. Webb, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State of North Carolina.

HUSKINS, Justice:

We first consider defendant's contention that the evidence is insufficient to carry the case to the jury on the charge of kidnapping.

G.S. § 14-39 does not define kidnapping and therefore the common-law definition of that crime is the law of this State. G.S. § 4-1. The common-law definition of kidnapping is "the unlawful taking and carrying away of a person by force and against his will." State v. Lowry, 263 N.C....

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