Legal Opinion
State v. Tate (Slip Opinion)
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided September 4, 2014No. 2013-0910PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrench, J.
{¶ 1} In this case, the court of appeals, sua sponte, vacated the convictions of appellee, James Tate II, after finding insufficient evidence proving his identity as the perpetrator. Because the evidence of this fact was overwhelming, undisputed, and not mentioned in the court of appeals’ opinion, we reverse.
Background
{¶ 2} In May 2011, the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury indicted Tate on counts of kidnapping, abduction, importuning, gross sexual imposition, and public indecency. Each count related to an incident with B.P., a 14-year-old female. Tate waived his right to a jury, and the case…
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