So, yeah, if he's trying to get his kidnapping conviction overturned, that might make a difference.

The appeal was brought by an Ohio prisoner, Robert O'Neal, who is serving a life sentence for a 1981 murder and kidnapping conviction.

Banghart was transferred back to Stateville in 1959 and eventually his kidnapping conviction was overturned and the mail robbery charges were dropped for time served.

Prior to this, Webb already had an extensive criminal record including a 1983 robbery conviction, a 1984 rape and kidnapping conviction, and an arrest in 1987 for rape.

On 25 April 2007, the BBC reported that Robert Hendy-Freegard had appealed against his kidnapping convictions and won.

South Africa's appeal court upheld the kidnapping conviction of Winnie Mandela, the estranged wife of the leader of the African National Congress.

Her admitted killer, Richard Allen Davis, had a long criminal history that included two prior kidnapping convictions.

The kidnapping conviction should have been enough to keep her off the ballot, but the hearing should remove all doubt.

This occurred after a parolee with two prior kidnapping convictions carjacked a vehicle in Hartford and was later shot in a confrontation with New York City police.

His lawyer, Dennis Kelly, expressed surprise at the kidnapping convictions and said he would file an appeal.