State v. Pierce

William M. O’Neill, Judge.

Appellant, Sherman W. Pierce, appeals from a final judgment of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas which granted summary judgment in favor of appellee, the state of Ohio, on appellant’s petition for postconviction relief. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

On July 28, 1989, appellant was indicted by the Lake County Grand Jury on the following: one count of rape in violation of R.C. 2907.02, one count of kidnapping in violation of R.C. 2905.01, and one count of…