State v. Cook

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 841

Syllabus

Ineffective assistance of counsel guilty plea consecutive sentences mandatory fine. Appellant failed to establish that he received ineffective assistance of counsel with regard to a guilty plea where the record does not reflect that counsel gave improper advice and counsel negotiated the dismissal of multiple charges in exchange for the plea. The trial court's imposition of consecutive sentences was not clearly and convincingly unsupported by the record accordingly, the trial court's imposition of consecutive sentences must stand. Additionally, the trial court appropriately addressed the minimum and maximum sentence. Finally, the trial court properly imposed a mandatory fine. In order to waive the fine, an affidavit averring the appellant is indigent and unable to pay the fine must be filed. As that requirement was not met, the trial court was required to impose the mandatory fine.