State v. Gabbard

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 3646

Syllabus

The trial court's decision sentencing appellant to a definite term in prison under the former sentencing structure when appellant should have been sentenced to the newly enacted indefinite sentencing structure set forth by the Reagan Tokes Law rendered appellant's sentence contrary to law. Appellant's guilty plea, however, remained valid as appellant was unable to demonstrate that he was prejudiced by the trial court's failure to properly advise him of the maximum sentence he faced under the Reagan Tokes Law as such failure was not a \complete\ failure to comply with Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a).