STATE v. STAPLETON

No. CT2010-0004.

2010 Ohio 5542

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bruce Stapleton, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fifth District, Muskingum County.

DATE OF JUDGMENT ENTRY: November 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. MICHAEL HADDOX, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, RON WELCH, ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR, 27 North Fifth Street, Zanesville, Ohio 43701, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

ROBERT D. ESSEX, 1654 East Broad Street, Suite 302, Columbus, Ohio 43203, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: Julie A. Edwards, P. J., John W. Wise, J., Patricia A. Delaney, J.


OPINION

WISE, J.

{¶1} Appellant Bruce Stapleton appeals from his conviction and sentence in the Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas. The relevant facts leading to this appeal are as follows:

{¶2} On October 29, 2009, appellant was indicted by the Muskingum County Grand Jury on multiple counts of rape (R.C. 2907.02) and gross sexual imposition (R.C. 2907.05). Appellant entered not guilty pleas on November 9,...

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