State v. Collier

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 3033

Syllabus

Consecutive sentence findings hearing plea guilty breach contract express plain error prejudice ineffective deficient allied offense merger recommendation. Defendant's convictions are affirmed. The state did not breach a term of the negotiated plea agreement by recommending a prison term during the sentencing hearing. The trial court did not commit plain error by failing to merge the money laundering and theft offenses for the purposes of sentencing. However, the trial court failed to make the necessary findings for imposing consecutive sentences.