State v. Allen

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5785

Syllabus

Forfeiture; Mandatory Fines; Indigent Defendant; Appointed Counsel Fees; Consecutive Sentences. Trial court erred in ordering money seized to be forfeited when the issue of forfeiture was not submitted to the jury. Trial court erred in imposing a mandatory fine when defendant filed affidavits of indigency and the trial court found him to be indigent. Trial court erred in ordering defendant to pay appointed counsel fees without first determining ability to pay. Trial court erred in imposing consecutive sentences without making the required findings at the hearing.