State v. Hairston

Rocco, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Charles C. Hairston appeals from his conviction on two counts of corruption of a minor, R.C. 2907.04, contending that his convictions were both against the manifest weight of the evidence and also improper in that they are not lesser included offenses of the ones for which he was originally indicted, viz., rape and gross sexual imposition. This court has examined the record and finds that only one of appellant’s convictions must be reversed, since the crime of corruption of a minor is an offense of inferior degree to the charge of rape; however, it is neither…