State v. Edwards

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 3408

Syllabus

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW/CRIMINAL – SENTENCING – REAGAN TOKES LAW: The trial court properly imposed an indefinite sentence for a second-degree-felony offense as required by the Reagan Tokes Law, which is not unconstitutional on its face. See State v. Guyton, 1st Dist. Hamilton No. C-190657, 2022-Ohio-2962. [See CONCURRENCE: The notice and hearing provisions of the Reagan Tokes Law appear to be deficient in meeting procedural due process requirements however, stare decisis weighs in favor of upholding the law.] [But see DISSENT: The statutory provisions of the Reagan Tokes Law do not provide the fundamental requirements for procedural due process, and stare decisis carries less weight when constitutional interpretation is at issue.]