State v. Griffith, Unpublished Decision (12-19-2003)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Roy J. Griffith Jr., appeals from a jury verdict of the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, finding him guilty of ten counts of rape and ten counts of attempted rape. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment against appellant.

{¶ 2} The record discloses the following facts. Appellant resided in Howland Township, which is located in Trumbull County, Ohio. Appellant is also the biological father of the victim. The age of the victim at the time of trial was thirteen years old. Her age at the time of the earliest incident of sexual abuse was nine years old.

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