State v. Ware

The sole question raised by this cause is whether appellant’s conviction for kidnapping is barred by the provisions of R. C. 2941.25.3 Appellant’s challenge to his conviction for kidnapping is grounded upon the assertion that the circumstances of this cause could give rise to but a single animus during the described conduct, and that the restraint, force, and asportation of the victim substantiating the kidnapping conviction were merely incidental to the rape offense. Ap*86pellant argues that State v. Donald (1979), 57 Ohio St. 2d 73, 386 N.E. 2d 1341, precludes his being multiply punished for…