State v. Foster

Deters, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Dorian Foster was indicted for the rape and gross sexual imposition of his stepdaughter. Foster and the state entered into a plea agreement. Foster pleaded guilty to rape. In exchange, the state dismissed the gross-sexual-imposition charge. The trial court sentenced Foster to seven years in prison and informed him of his duty to register as a Tier III sex offender. Foster filed a motion for a delayed appeal, which this court granted.

{¶ 2} In two assignments of error, Foster argues that his guilty plea was not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily…