State v. Hammonds

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 2295

Syllabus

When a criminal defendant challenging his or her sentence in an appeal did not object to the sentence in the trial court after being given an opportunity to do so, the sentence is reviewed solely for plain error. And a felony sentence is not contrary to law if it was within the statutory range for the crime and if the trial court considered the overriding purposes of sentencing in R.C. 2929.11 and the seriousness and recidivism factors in R.C. 2929.12.