State v. Jones

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 2571

Syllabus

Sexual battery rape gross sexual imposition kidnapping other acts evidence Evid.R. 404 R.C. 2945.59 knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily enter guilty plea plea-bargaining process coerced guilty plea withdrawal of guilty plea sexual predator classification R.C. 2950.01 former R.C. 2590.09(B)(3) speedy trial R.C. 2945.71 ineffective assistance of counsel Strickland test break in communication with counsel. Defendant-appellant was indicted on five counts relating to the rape, gross sexual imposition, and kidnapping of S.D. ten years ago. Defendant-appellant accepted a plea bargain and was sentenced. On appeal, defendant-appellant challenges (1) his plea was not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entered because the trial court coerced him to plead guilty (2) the trial court abused its discretion by denying defendant's presentence motion to withdraw his plea (3) the record does not support classifying defendant as a sexual predator, (4) the trial court erred when it denied defendant a speedy trial and (5) he received ineffective assistance of counsel requiring a remand for further proceedings. The record does not support defendant-appellant's assignments of error and the lower court's decision is affirmed.