State v. Soke

Christley, Presiding Judge.

On February 11, 1988, in the Geauga County Common Pleas Court, a jury found appellant, Theodore Soke, guilty of kidnapping, rape, and possession of weapons while under disability, each with a firearm specification.

The convictions resulted from an incident which occurred on November 18, 1988, when appellant abducted his estranged common-law wife at gunpoint from the laundry room of her apartment complex and led her back to her apartment where he raped her while the gun was on a nearby dresser.

Appellant was sentenced on May 5, 1988 and the judgment of conviction was…