State v. Parsons, Unpublished Decision (11-26-1999)

Defendant-appellant, Kevin Parsons, was indicted for the rape of his three-year-old daughter. Pursuant to a plea bargain, he pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of sexual battery pursuant to R.C.2907.03. The trial court sentenced him to serve five-years' incarceration, the maximum sentence for a third-degree felony. See R.C. 2907.03(B) and 2929.14(A)(3). The court also adjudicated him a sexual predator. This appeal followed.

Parsons presents two assignments of error for review. In his first assignment of error, he contends that the trial court erred by imposing the maximum prison term. He…