STATE v. RIVAS

No. 05-CA-147.

172 Ohio App.3d 473 (2007)

2007-Ohio-3593

The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. RIVAS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Second District, Greene County.

Decided July 13, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen K. Haller, Greene County Prosecuting Attorney, and Elizabeth A. Ellis, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Marc D. Mezibov and Stacy A. Hinners, for appellant.


FAIN, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Jose Rivas, appeals from his convictions for importuning and attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. The charges arose from Rivas's on-line chats with a Xenia police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl whom Rivas arranged to meet at a hotel for sex. Rivas filed a series of pretrial motions regarding discovery issues, after which the case proceeded to a jury trial. The jury found Rivas guilty as charged...

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