STATE v. WOODRUM

No. 18-1043.

845 S.E.2d 278 (2020)

STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Kevin WOODRUM, Defendant Below, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Filed: May 29, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Hobbs, Esq. , Chapmanville, West Virginia, Counsel for Petitioner.

Patrick Morrissey, Esq. , Attorney General, Holly M. Flanigan, Esq. , Assistant Attorney General, Charleston, West Virginia, Counsel for Respondent.


A Boone County jury convicted Petitioner of kidnapping his wife after the circuit court instructed that the crime of kidnapping under West Virginia Code § 61-2-14a(a)(2) (2014) is the unlawful restraint of another with the intent to terrorize the victim. Petitioner moved for a new trial, arguing that the

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