State v. McLaughlin, 3-06-19 (8-13-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-Appellant, the State of Ohio, appeals the judgment of the Crawford County Court of Common Pleas, imposing five years of community control upon Defendant-Appellee, Beverly McLaughlin. On appeal, the State argues that the trial court erred in failing to impose a prison term on McLaughlin. Finding that the trial court did not err when it sentenced McLaughlin to five years of community control, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

{¶ 2} In February 2005, the Crawford County Grand Jury indicted McLaughlin on one count of rape of a juvenile victim being less than…