JOHNSON, Judge.
After a jury trial, Carl Smith was convicted of kidnapping, cruelty to children and two counts of aggravated assault. Smith filed a timely motion for new trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the kidnapping conviction. The trial court granted the motion, finding that the kidnapping conviction must be set aside because there was insufficient evidence to prove the asportation element of kidnapping or that Smith acted without lawful...
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