State v. Hamilton

Jones, Presiding Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Jackie T. Hamilton, was convicted of one count each of rape and gross sexual imposition following a bench trial in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas. On appeal, appellant raises four assignments of error which read as follows:

Assignment of Error No. 1:

“The trial court committed prejudicial error by allowing the state to introduce evidence of an alleged specific instance of the defendant’s sexual activity in violation of § 2907.02 and § 2907.05 of the Ohio Revised Code and Rule 608(B) Ohio Rules of Evidence.”

Assignment of Error No. 2:

“The trial…