State v. Morris (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} This is the second time we have had this case before us. Previously, we remanded the cause to the Ninth District Court of Appeals to consider whether the trial court abused its discretion in admitting other-acts evidence under Evid.R. 404(B) during the trial of Carl M. Morris on two counts of rape of his minor stepdaughter. 132 Ohio St.3d 337, 2012-Ohio-2407, 972 N.E.2d 528, reversing 2010-Ohio-4282, 2010 WL 3528992. On remand, the court of appeals vacated Morris’s conviction and ordered a new trial. Although there was no majority opinion, the court apparently found that the trial court…