The Third District reversed eight of nine rape convictions involving a minor victim, holding that the State failed to present sufficient evidence to distinguish each count as a separate act, while affirming convictions on one rape count and two gross sexual imposition counts.
The Third District affirmed the grant of permanent custody to a county agency, finding that both parents were unsuitable where the father, who was 50 when he began a sexual relationship with the 16-year-old mother, had a history of domestic violence and the mother remained unable to provide stable care.
The Third District affirmed a forcible entry and detainer judgment, holding that a father-son arrangement where the son occupied a mobile home on the father’s land rent-free but paid utilities and property taxes created a landlord-tenant relationship and a month-to-month tenancy under Ohio law.
The Third District affirmed a conviction under R.C. 4511.204, Ohio’s distracted driving statute, rejecting constitutional challenges based on equal protection, due process, and vagueness, and holding that holding a phone for GPS navigation while driving violates the statute.