State v. Crouse

Daniel R. Crouse was indicted by the Montgomery County Grand Jury for the aggravated burglary of the residence of Margaret Ellen Mehaffey and for the rape of Mehaffey. Crouse waived a trial by jury and was found guilty of both counts by a judge of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. After the trial judge found Crouse guilty as charged, he ordered a presentence investigation and, after completion of the presentence investigation, sentenced Crouse to two consecutive terms of ten to twenty-five years in the Chillicothe Correctional Institute.

Crouse appeals from the judgment of…