State v. Bella

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 2884

Syllabus

SEX OFFENSES — COMMUNITY-NOTIFICATION — R.C. 2950.11(F)(2)(a)-(k) — SENTENCING — ALLIED OFFENSE — MERGER: The trial court did not err by imposing community notification under R.C. 2950.11(F)(2)(a)-(k) where the record shows that the trial court properly considered the statutory factors, including defendant's prior record, the presentence investigation, and the parties' arguments. The trial court erred by failing to merge defendant's two counts of sexual battery in violation of R.C. 2907.03(A)(2) and (3) as the counts were both based on defendant's perpetration of rape on the teenaged victim while she was unconscious.