State v. Jones

LARRY A. JONES, SR., J.:

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Rafiq M. Jones ("Jones") appeals from the trial court's June 2017 judgment denying his motion to vacate his plea. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

{¶ 2} The record demonstrates that in October 2016, Jones was charged in a six-count indictment with crimes relating to a 1996 rape. Counts 1 and 2 charged rape; Count 3 charged aggravated robbery; Count 4 charged robbery; and Counts 5 and 6 charged kidnapping. All the counts contained one- and three-year firearm specifications. With the exception of Count 3, aggravated robbery, "Jane Doe" was…