State v. Carpenter

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 8905

Syllabus

Based upon the Ohio Supreme Court's holding in State v. Aalim, 150 Ohio St.3d 489, 2017-Ohio-2956, 83 N.E.3d 883 (\Aalim II\), Ohio's mandatory bindover statutes are constitutional and do not violate due process or equal protection. Therefore, appellant's constitutional rights were not violated when he was prosecuted as an adult even though he committed the charged offenses as a juvenile. The State adduced sufficient evidence to support appellant's rape convictions. Appellant's rape convictions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Judgment affirmed.