There was sufficient evidence to support a conviction in which a kidnapper used trickery to lure his victim into a minivan for the purpose of robbing and killing him, a federal appeals court held Tuesday.

Addressing the question of whether a victim was “held” within the definition of the Lindbergh Law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the conviction of Larry Corbett for the 2008 kidnapping and murder of George McPherson.