Legal Opinion
State v. Wells
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 2001No. Nos. 00-357 and 00-415PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoyer, C.J.
On April 14, 1998, M. found the defendant, Thomas Randall Wells, who was renting a room from M., crouched over her seven-year-old son, C. After Wells realized that M. was present, he immediately jumped up and left for work. When M. talked with her son after Wells left, C. indicated that Wells had been molesting him for months.
On April 23, 1998, Wells was indicted on one count of attempted rape pursuant to R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b) and 2923.02(A) and two counts of rape pursuant to R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b). The bill of particulars revealed that one of the two rape counts involved oral sex and the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. Dispatch Printing Co. v. WellsOhio Supreme Court · 1985
- Lake County National Bank of Painesville v. KosydarOhio Supreme Court · 1973
- Ritchey Produce Co. v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 1999
3Cited by28 opinions
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