State v. Black, Unpublished Decision (11-10-2005)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Roger Black appeals his sentence entered by the Licking County Court of Common Pleas, on two counts of rape, in violation of R.C. 2907.02 (A)(2); and one count of gross sexual imposition, in violation of R.C. 2907.05 (A)(1), after the trial court found appellant guilty upon his entering Alford pleas of no contest to the charges. Plaintiff-appellee is the State of Ohio.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND CASE

{¶ 2} On April 7, 2004, 16-year-old Ashley Oiler was walking to school when appellant grabbed her from behind. The victim and appellant did not know one another.…