State v. McClanahan

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 1288

Syllabus

CONTEMPT – CRIM.R. 36: The trial court abused its discretion when it found defendant in contempt in five cases, because each conviction was based on the same underlying behavior and the record does not reveal five acts that threatened the trial court's administration of justice therefore, defendant may only be convicted of one count of contempt for her behavior. Where the docket erroneously states that defendant was convicted by plea when the record clearly shows that defendant did not plead guilty to contempt, the cause must be remanded under Crim.R. 36 for correction of the record.