State v. Shelton, 22202 (8-8-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Troy Shelton appeals from his conviction and sentence following guilty pleas to nine counts of rape of a child under age thirteen and one count of gross sexual imposition. Shelton entered the pleas as part of a negotiated plea deal that included an agreed thirty-year prison sentence.

{¶ 2} Shelton's appointed appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California (1967), 386 U.S. 738, asserting the absence of any non-frivolous issues for our review. Counsel has set forth one potential assignment of error, however, concerning the voluntariness of Shelton's guilty…