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State v. Abraham

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  • 2024 Ohio 5600

Syllabus

Substantial impairment rape; voluntary intoxication; manifest weight of the evidence; remote testimony via Zoom; Confrontation Clause. Defendant's convictions for substantial impairment rape are affirmed. Evidence in the record showed that the victim was unable to consent to sexual activity because she was voluntarily intoxicated to the point of being substantial impairment. Evidence in the record also showed that the defendant knew or should have known this because he was with her and saw her stumbling, unable to stand on her own, vomiting, and passing out or falling asleep.

Judges: E.A. Gallagher

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