State v. Dunbar, 87317 (4-12-2007)

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Lang Dunbar, appeals the July 15, 2006 judgment of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, finding him guilty of abduction and sentencing him to two years in prison.

{¶ 2} The facts which give rise to this appeal are undisputed. On November 7, 2004, Dunbar struck his live-in fiancé ("the victim") in the face and head with a closed fist multiple times, causing her to fall to the floor, where he then began to grab at her and twist her legs, causing her severe pain. While she was lying in a fetal position on the floor, he kicked her several times.…