State v. Donerson

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1049

Syllabus

Trafficking; cocaine; R.C. 2925.03(A)(2); R.C. 2929.11; R.C. 2929.12; sentencing factors; considered; negotiated plea agreement; jointly recommended sentencing range; ineffective assistance of counsel; guilty plea; prejudice; confidential informant; speculative; exculpatory information; advocate; minimum sentence. Affirmed appellant's conviction and sentence for tracking in cocaine in violation of R.C. 2925.03(A)(2) with forfeiture specifications. Appellant failed to affirmatively show that the trial court failed to consider the sentencing factors under R.C. 2929.11 and 2929.12 or that his sentence is contrary to law. Appellant also failed to demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel when he entered a guilty plea under a negotiated plea agreement, offered a speculative argument and did not establish the need for disclosure of a confidential informant, his trial counsel advocated for the minimum sentence under a jointly recommended sentencing range, and no deficient performance or prejudice was shown.