People v. Bamba

In People v. Bamba (1997) 58 Cal.App.4th 1113, the Court held that sufficient evidence supported defendant's felony false imprisonment conviction. In Bamba, the defendant drove his van down the highway with his ex-girlfriend, Albertini, clinging to the van roof. The court reasoned that there was proof of violence because defendant's excessive speed and swerving constituted force greater than that necessary to have effected Albertini's restraint. Menace was also proven, according to the court, because of defendant's verbal threats. ( Id. at p. 1124.)