State v. Kafantaris
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County
1Opinion of the Court
TIM McCORMACK, P.J.:
*795{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, the state of Ohio (the "state"), appeals from the trial court's May 25, 2017 decision to grant defendant-appellee John Kafantaris's motion to dismiss the indictment based on preindictment delay. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Factual and Procedural History
{¶ 2} On August 31, 2016, Kafantaris was indicted on one count of rape in violation of R.C. 2907.02(A)(2) and one count of kidnapping in violation of R.C. 2905.01(A)(4) for offenses that allegedly occurred on September 5, 1996.
{¶ 3} On September 4, 1996, the alleged victim, E.M., met…
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