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Facts

• On the evening of April 15, 2007, at Karen Naylor's home, Frederick Williams, along with two unidentified men, forcibly entered the home under the pretense of visiting Naylor's son, Tyrone Wood. Once inside, they assaulted Wood, restrained him, and proceeded to rob the house, taking various items including a television, computer equipment, and Naylor's car. The incident was part of an attempt to settle a purported $20,000 debt Wood owed to Williams.

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the State presented insufficient evidence to support the conspiracy convictions and that the convictions for three counts of conspiracy violated his double jeopardy rights.
• Plaintiff-Appellee: Maintained that there was sufficient evidence to support the convictions for conspiracy to commit kidnapping and conspiracy to commit unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and that the convictions did not violate double jeopardy principles.

Legal Issues

• Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support the Defendant's conviction for one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping.
• Whether the Defendant's convictions for separate counts of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and conspiracy to commit unlawful taking of a motor vehicle violate his double jeopardy rights.

Disposition

• Affirmed the Defendant's conviction for one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping.
• Vacated the Defendant's convictions for one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and one count of conspiracy to commit unlawful taking of a motor vehicle.
• Remanded for resentencing.

Reasons

• The Court, with Judge James J. Wechsler authoring the opinion, and Judges Roderick T. Kennedy and Michael E. Vigil concurring, held that the State provided sufficient evidence to support the Defendant's conviction for one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping. However, it found that the evidence did not support separate conspiratorial agreements for the two counts of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and the conspiracy to commit unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, thus violating the Defendant's double jeopardy rights. The Court applied a unit of prosecution analysis, considering factors such as the location of the alleged conspiracies, temporal overlap, identity of co-conspirators and victims, overt acts charged, and the Defendant's role, concluding that there was only one overarching conspiratorial agreement. Consequently, the Court vacated two of the Defendant's conspiracy convictions and affirmed one, remanding the case for resentencing.