Riak v. State

[¶ 22] I respectfully dissent.

[¶ 23] Riak Riak pled guilty to gross sexual imposition for the rape of an intoxicated, unconscious woman. Riak acknowledges it was an open plea with no plea bargain. The offense was confirmed by an eyewitness account and DNA evidence. He was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment, first to serve seventeen years, with ten years’ supervised probation to follow. He does not believe the rape of an unconscious woman merits such a serious sentence. He has filed multiple post-conviction relief petitions.

[¶ 24] In his most recent filing, although he makes generalized…