State v. Jeffries

KATHLEEN ANN KEOUGH, P.J.:

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Cedric Jeffries ("Jeffries"), appeals from the trial court's judgment finding him guilty of rape and kidnapping and sentencing him to 15 years to life in prison. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part; reverse in part; and remand for a hearing regarding the imposition of court costs.

I. Background

{¶ 2} Jeffries was charged in a four-count indictment as follows: Count 1, rape in violation of R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b) ; Count 2, kidnapping in violation of R.C. 2905.01(A)(4) with a sexual motivation specification; Count 3, rape in violation…