STATE v. RIFFE

No. 09CA6.

2009 Ohio 6202

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sonny E. Riffe, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fourth District, Lawrence County.

File-stamped date: November 20, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Pagan, Middletown, Ohio, for Appellant.

J.B. Collier, Jr., Lawrence County Prosecutor, and Jeffrey M. Smith, Lawrence County Assistant Prosecutor, Ironton, Ohio, for Appellee.


DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY

{¶1} Sonny E. Riffe appeals his rape conviction in the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas. On appeal, Riffe contends the trial court erred when it permitted the State to amend the indictment because he was then tried for crimes that were not presented to the grand jury. Because the amendment to the indictment changed neither the name nor the identity of the crime, we disagree. Riffe next contends...

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