State v. Taveras

*9 {¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Fermin A. Taveras, appeals from a decision of the Warren County Court of Common Pleas denying his post-sentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the decision of the trial court.

{¶ 2} Appellant is a citizen of the Dominican Republic but has been a lawful permanent resident of the United States since he entered the country as a child in 1966. Appellant's first language is English, and he has a 10th grade education. Appellant served in and was honorably discharged from the United States Army Reserves. He is married to a…