STATE v. SOPKO

No. 90743.

2009 Ohio 140

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Sopko, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

RELEASED: January 15, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Rein, 940 Leader Building, 526 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Robert L. Tobik, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, By: John T. Martin, Assistant Public Defender, 310 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 200, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorneys for Appellant.

William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, By: Anna M. Faraglia, Richard J. Bombik, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, The Justice Center, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: Celebrezze, J., Calabrese, P.J., and Kilbane, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

FRANK D. CELEBREZZE, JR., J.

{¶ 1} Appellant, David Sopko, appeals his rape convictions. After a thorough review of the record, and for the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

{¶ 2} On March 29, 2007, the Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted appellant on 34 counts of rape under R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b), all with sexually violent predator specifications under R.C. 2941.148. On April 4, 2007...

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