State v. Brentlinger

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5302

Syllabus

Zmuda, J., writing for the majority finds merger of numerous counts related to child pornography not appropriate, where charges arose from the capture of separately recorded and saved images of a child depicted nude or in sexually oriented materials or engaged in sexual activity; state's cross appeal well taken where trial court merged two counts of rape and two counts of gross sexual imposition, and the conduct was separately completed and recorded before the commission of the next act, and merger was not appropriate.