State v. Gau, 2008-A-0030 (12-31-2008)

OPINION

Appellant, Roger R. Gau, appeals the judgment entry of the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas denying his petition for postconviction relief following his conviction of multiple counts of rape of his own daughter beginning when she was seven years old. At issue is whether appellant's claims are barred by res judicata. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Appellant was indicted on March 6, 2003, on twenty-one counts of rape, felonies of the first degree, in violation of R.C. 2907.02. The indictment was based on a pattern of incestuous sexual assaults perpetrated by appellant on…