State v. Bridges

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 8579

Syllabus

Consecutive sentences findings under R.C. 2929.14(C)(4) robbery having a weapon under disability allied offenses of similar import merger waiver forfeiture plain error. Trial court's findings supporting the imposition of consecutive sentencing were not clearly and convincingly not supported by the record. Defendant waived allied offense issue because transcript demonstrated that the state and defense counsel had agreed that offenses were not allied. Even if Bridges had not waived the allied offense issue, because no objection was raised regarding the merger of these offenses below, he forfeited all but plain error. There was no plain error in trial court' failure to merge robbery and having weapons under disability offenses for sentencing purposes.