Legal Opinion

State v. Wilson

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided December 16, 1982No. 44385PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMarkus, J.

Defendant appeals from his convictions on three counts of rape, arguing that the trial court improperly admitted testimony about another sex offense by defendant at a later time, excluded expert testimony attacking the credibility of defendant’s alleged confession, and failed to merge the three allied counts into a single rape conviction. We find no merit in defendant’s last contention, and we conclude that any error described in defendant’s first two claims was waived or was harmless in the circumstances of this case. Therefore, we affirm.

At the trial in December 1980, the state’s case…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Cooper v. Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1971
  3. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
  4. Aiken v. Industrial CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1944
  5. Shepherd v. Midland Mutual Life Ins.Ohio Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. MaurerOhio Supreme Court · 1984
  2. State v. GrubbOhio Supreme Court · 1986
  3. State v. ProkosOhio Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. State v. TomlinOhio Supreme Court · 1992
  5. State v. TurveyOhio Court of Appeals · 1992

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