State v. Wallace, 08ap-2 (10-9-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Anthony A. Wallace, appeals from the judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas entered upon a jury verdict convicting him of one count of aggravated burglary, one count of felonious assault, and five counts of rape. For the following reasons, we affirm that judgment.

{¶ 2} On October 3, 2005, Melinda Gray lived with her boyfriend, Jesse Linlee, and her two young children in a two-story, three-bedroom home on Belvidere Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. At approximately 4:00 a.m., Ms. Gray awakened Mr. Linlee for work, and he left shortly thereafter. Ms.…