State v. Ortiz-Santiago

KATHLEEN ANN KEOUGH, A.J.:

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Alejandro Ortiz-Santiago ("Santiago"), appeals from the trial court's judgment denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea and sentencing him to ten years incarceration. Santiago argues that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his requests for new counsel and to withdraw his guilty plea, and erred in imposing consecutive sentences. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 2} In August 2016, Santiago was charged in a multicount indictment. Counts 1 and 2 charged rape in violation of R.C.…