Ohio Court of Appeals June 24, 2010, No. 93081 (State v. Clere)

lead-opinion

James J. Sweeney, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Peter Clere (“defendant”), appeals from his conviction for sexual battery and designation as a Tier III sex offender. Defendant challenges the trial court’s acceptance of his plea and the denial of his presentence motion to withdraw it and maintains that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel.