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STATE v. WRIGHT

No. 93068.

2011 Ohio 3575

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wesley Wright, Defendant-Appellant.

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

RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: July 21, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Brian Moriarty , R. Brian Moriarty, L.L.C., 2000 Standard Building, 1370 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 44113, Wesley Wright , pro se, Inmate No. 563-038, Mansfield Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 788, Mansfield, OH 44901, Attorney for Appellant.

William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, By: Scott Zarzycki , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, The Justice Center, 9th Floor, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: Keough, J., Boyle, P.J., and Jones, J.

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

KATHLEEN ANN KEOUGH, J.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Wesley Wright, appeals from the trial court's judgment, entered after a jury verdict, finding him guilty of rape and sexual contact with a minor and sentencing him to 25 years in prison. Finding merit to the appeal, we vacate in part and reverse and remand for a new trial.

I. Facts and Procedural Background

{¶ 2} In July 2007...

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