Legal Opinion
State v. Swank, 2008-L-019 (11-21-2008)
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 2008No. 2008-L-019PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
{¶ 1} Appellant, Jeffrey W. Swank, appeals the sentence of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas following his guilty plea to two counts of rape and attempted kidnapping and his classification as a Tier III sex offender under R.C. 2950.04. At issue is whether the sentence and classification are unconstitutional. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
{¶ 2} On August 17, 2007, the Lake County Grand Jury returned an indictment against appellant charging him with three counts of rape, felonies of the first degree, in violation of R.C. 2907.02(A)(2), and one count of kidnapping, a felony…
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