State v. Francis, 07ca000023 (6-30-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Jerry R. Francis, Jr. appeals the May 17, 2007 Entry entered by the Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas, which granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee the State of Ohio, and denied Appellant's Petition for Post-Conviction Relief.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE1

{¶ 2} On May 14, 1997, the Guernsey County Grand Jury indicted Appellant on four counts of rape, in violation of R.C. 2907.02, and four counts of gross sexual imposition, in violation of R.C. 2907.05. The charges arose from allegations involving Appellant's son, Jerry Ray Frances, III. A bench…