State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Donald Taylor, Defendant-Appellant.
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Seventh District, Mahoning County.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Dated: June 26, 2009.
Dated: June 26, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Paul Gains, Prosecuting Attorney, Ralph Rivera, Gabriel Wildman, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, 21 West Boardman Street, 6th Floor, Youngstown, Ohio 44503, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
John Laczko, 3685 Stutz Drive, Suite 100, Canfield, Ohio 44406, for Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Hon. Joseph J. Vukovich, Hon. Gene Donofrio, Hon. Mary DeGenaro.
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Seventh District, Mahoning County.
OPINION
VUKOVICH, P.J.
¶{1} Defendant-appellant Donald Taylor appeals from his convictions entered in the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court after a bench trial. Appellant argues that the rape and kidnapping charges were allied offenses of similar import committed with separate animus and that his counsel was ineffective by failing to seek merger at sentencing. We conclude that, under the circumstances existing herein, the offenses were...
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