State v. Dixon

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 3654

Syllabus

REAGAN TOKES LAW — SEPARATION OF POWERS — DUE PROCESS — COUNSEL: The trial court did not err by sentencing defendant pursuant to the Reagan Tokes Law as this court previously held that the law is facially constitutional and does not violate the separation-of-powers doctrine or due process in State v. Guyton, 1st Dist. Hamilton No. C-190657, 2022-Ohio-2962, and that the law does not violate an inmate's right to trial by jury in State v. Smith, 1st Dist. Hamilton No. C-210449, 2022-Ohio-3629. Defendant received the effective assistance of counsel as the Reagan Tokes Law is facially constitutional therefore, any challenge to defendant's being sentenced under the law would have been futile.