State v. Trantham

This is an appeal from the conviction of the defendant, appellant herein, by the Court of Common Pleas of Clermont County on an indictment for incest. Hereinafter, the parties will be referred to as they appeared in the Court of Common Pleas.

The record discloses that the defendant was indicted for the crime of incest pursuant to Section 2905.07, Revised Code. Specifically, the indictment charges that the defendant, “being a married man, did commit adultery with Sandra Trantham, his daughter, knowing her to be his daughter.”

A jury was waived by the defendant, and on August 19, 1968, the trial…