In re C.H.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4955

Syllabus

Delinquent; rape; abduction; R.C. 2907.02(A)(2); R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b); R.C. 2905.02(B); sufficiency; manifest weight; consecutive; commitment; R.C. 2152.17(F); R.C. 2929.14(C); juvenile offender; confinement; discretion. Affirmed the juvenile court's decision adjudicating appellant delinquent of rape in violation of R.C. 2907.02(A)(2) and 2907.02(A)(1)(b) and of abduction in violation of R.C. 2905.02(B). The decision was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The findings required under R.C. 2929.14(C)(4) are not required under R.C. 2152.17(F), which vests the juvenile court with discretion to impose consecutive commitments to the department of youth services. Juvenile offenders are treated differently from adult offenders for purposes of confinement.