State v. Kase

DeGenaro, Judge.

{¶ 1} This timely appeal comes for consideration upon the record in the trial court and appellant’s brief. Defendant-appellant, Jeffrey Peter Ease, appeals the judgment of the Belmont County Court of Common Pleas convicting him of one count of rape of a child under 13 and sentencing him to life in prison without parole. On appeal, Ease argues that his sentence is clearly and convincingly contrary to law and an abuse of discretion.

{¶ 2} Upon review, we conclude that Ease’s sentence was contrary to law. The sentence announced by the trial court during the sentencing hearing,…