State v. Blanton

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 1523

Syllabus

Merger allied offenses R.C. 2941.25 separate victims discharge of firearm at or near prohibited premises victim is public at large consecutive sentence R.C. 2953.08(G)(2) R.C. 2929.14.(C)(4). Judgment affirmed. Defendant's convictions for attempted felonious assault and discharging a firearm at or near a prohibited premises do no merge for purposes of sentencing because these offenses were committed against separate victims (the specific victim of the felonious assault and the public at large). Defendant's consecutive sentence was proper because the trial court encompassed each of the required findings under R.C. 2929.14(C)(4). Furthermore, defendant's sentence is not contrary to law.