State v. Chavez

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 8417

Syllabus

The record does not support Defendant-appellant's contention that the trial court did not afford the minor victim's mother an opportunity to make, as allowed by R.C. 2930.14(A), a victim impact statement. Furthermore, even if the trial court had not allowed the victim's mother to make a statement, this failure would not have created prejudicial error because a victim impact statement is not for a defendant's benefit, but, instead, is allowed to insure that the trial court is fully apprised of the harm a defendant's conduct has caused. Finally, Defendant-appellant's sentence is not otherwise contrary to law and it cannot be concluded by clear and convincing evidence that the record does not support the imposed sentence. Judgment affirmed. (Donovan, J. concurring.)