State v. Castle, 07-Ma-109 (9-17-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Wayne Castle (Castle), appeals a decision of the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court that sentenced him to a nine-year term of imprisonment for felonious assault following his guilty plea. Castle's sole argument on appeal is that the sentence does not comport with the overriding purposes of felony sentencing as set forth in R.C. 2929.11.

{¶ 2} Castle was an inmate at the Mahoning County Jail awaiting sentencing following his guilty plea to six counts of rape in violation of R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b)(B), all first-degree felonies (case no. 2003 CR 1409). During his…