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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Gladwin finds the trial court properly convicted defendant for murder, kidnapping and firearm possession. After defendant and an accomplice were released on bond pending trial for drug charges, defendant was caught on surveillance video trading firearms with another party. Witnesses testified that defendant was involved in a heated discussion with the accomplice about who possessed the drugs and what would be testified to at trial. Defendant assaulted the accomplice after another party exacerbated the situation by accusing the accomplice of rape. The accomplice was then forced to get into the trunk of defendant's car before being taken to a remote location. He was later discovered in the burned-out vehicle, having been shot 4 times with a weapon defendant was known to possess. Affirmed.