State v. Carter, 07ap-323 (12-20-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Edward C. Carter, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas denying his postconviction application for DNA testing pursuant to R.C. 2953.71 et seq. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

{¶ 2} In June 1986, the Franklin County Grand Jury indicted defendant on one count of robbery, one count of kidnapping, and two counts of rape, one of which involved vaginal intercourse and the other fellatio. Defendant pled not guilty and the case proceeded to trial.

{¶ 3} The state's evidence at trial, which included…