State v. Dean

{¶ 1} The defendant-appellant, Aaron Dean, was indicted on felonious assault, kidnapping, and two counts of rape. Following a bench trial, the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas convicted him of all counts and imposed an aggregate sentence of 16 years in prison. On appeal, Dean argues that his convictions were not supported by legally sufficient evidence and were against the manifest weight of the evidence. He also argues that the two rape convictions should merge with one another, and that the rape and kidnapping convictions should also merge. Finally, Dean challenges the costs imposed by…