State v. Ries, 2008-P-0064 (3-20-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, David J. Ries, appeals the Judgment Entry of Sentence, rendered by the Portage County Court of Common Pleas, sentencing him to serve an aggregate prison term of thirty-one years, following the entry of a Guilty Plea to two counts of Rape, three counts of Sexual Battery, and two counts of Gross Sexual Imposition. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the court below.

{¶ 2} On November 8, 2007, Ries was indicted by the Portage County Grand Jury on six counts of Rape involving a victim less than ten years of age, felonies of the first degree in…