State v. Town, 2007-T-0120 (12-26-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Jeffrey L. Town, appeals from the judgment of conviction of the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, following a trial by jury, in which a verdict was reached convicting him of three counts of rape, one count of kidnapping, one count of gross sexual imposition (GSI), and four repeat violent offender (RVO) specifications. For the reasons discussed herein, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.

{¶ 2} In 2006, the victim, referred to herein by her nickname "Raney," was a 20-year-old high school drop-out, living with her baby…