STATE v. VALENTINE

No. 96047.

2011 Ohio 5828

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael E. Valentine, Defendant-Appellant.

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

RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: November 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Tobik , Cuyahoga County Public Defender, Erika B. Cunliffe , Assistant County Public Defender, 310 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 200, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorneys for Appellant.

William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, Matthew E. Meyer , Daniel T. Van , Assistant County Prosecutors, The Justice Center, 8th Floor, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Also Listed: Michael Valentine , Pro Se, Inmate No. 324-635, S.O.C.F., P.O.Box 45699, Lucasville, Ohio 45699-0001, Attorneys for Appellee.

BEFORE: Blackmon, P.J., Stewart, J., and Cooney, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

PATRICIA ANN BLACKMON, P.J.:

{¶ 1} Appellant Michael Valentine appeals his convictions on various grounds, and through his assigned counsel, the following errors are raised:

"I. The trial court erred by failing to merge Mr. Valentine's convictions for rape and felonious sexual penetration where they were allied offenses of similar import." "II. The trial court failed to conduct...

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