State v. Newman Paul Powih

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 7208
• 97 N.E.3d 1

Syllabus

Trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting other acts evidence to prove the absence of mistake and appellant's motive, intent, and plan of targeting and sexually assaulting female nursing aides in their mid-20s who were isolated in elderly patients' rooms. Trial court erred by failing to merge appellant's convictions for rape and abduction as allied offenses where the offenses were committed with the same animus, were not committed separately, and were similar in import.