State v. Mallory

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 1975

Syllabus

Rape importuning sufficiency of the evidence manifest weight of the evidence. The appellant's convictions for rape and importuning were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Although the appellant challenged the 12-year-old victim's identification of him based on her initial description of the offender as having a cross tattoo under his eye and then testifying in court that appellant did not have a cross tattoo under his eye, this did not render the verdict unsupported by the evidence. The appellant had numerous tattoos covering his neck, arms, torso, chest, hands, and fingers, and the victim and the victim's mother identified the appellant in court. In addition, appellant's parole officer identified the appellant's picture on his Instagram account and the police connected appellant to his Instagram account through his name, which was on the account, his email, and his phone number. The appellant also admitted to his parole officer that the victim told him she was older.