State v. Carlson

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 372

Syllabus

Sex offenses S.B. 201 Reagan Tokes Law constitutionality ineffective assistance of counsel sentence mitigation trial strategy. Judgment affirmed. The trial court did not err in sentencing the defendant pursuant to S.B. 201, the Reagan Tokes Law because this court's en banc opinion in State v. Delvallie, 2022-Ohio-470, 185 N.E.3d 536 (8th Dist.), held that the Reagan Tokes Law is constitutional. Defendant also did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel at the sentencing stage. Trial counsel's decisions concerning the presentation of mitigating evidence were matters of trial strategy and within the range of reasonable professional assistance.