State v. Ranieri

This is an accelerated appeal brought pursuant to App.R. 11.1 and Loc.R. 25 of the Court of Appeals of Cuyahoga County.

Defendant-appellant, Antonio L. Ranieri, appeals from an order of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas which amended the original sentence of incarceration without appellant’s presence.

The appellant’s appeal is well taken.

On June 21, 1981, the appellant was indicted by the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury for one count of kidnapping in violation of R.C. 2905.01 and one count of rape in violation of R.C. 2907.02. On July 9, 1981, the appellant was arraigned whereupon a plea of…