State v. Maston

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 1975

Syllabus

Appellant pled guilty to attempted breaking and entering after entering the home of the mother of his child to demand the return of money. The trial court did not effectively deny appellant's right of allocution at sentencing by refusing to permit him to offer additional justifications for his behavior after he directly addressed the court. Appellant's community control sentence was supported by the record and did not constitute an abuse of discretion. The trial court improperly ordered appellant to pay appointed counsel fees as part of his criminal sentence. The portion of the judgment ordering payment of counsel fees is vacated in all other respects, judgment affirmed.