State v. Evans, 90520 (8-14-2008)

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, George Evans ("appellant"), appeals the decision of the lower court. Having reviewed the arguments of the parties and the pertinent law, we hereby affirm the lower court.

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{¶ 2} According to the facts, in 2004 appellant was charged with rape and kidnapping. Both charges contained a notice of prior conviction, one-and three-year firearm specifications, a repeat violent offender specification, and a sexually violent predator specification. The matter was tried to the bench where the following evidence was presented.

{¶ 3} In February 2004, the…