State v. Patrick (Slip Opinion)

Citations

• 164 Ohio St. 3d 309
• 172 N.E.3d 952
• 2020 Ohio 6803

Syllabus

Criminal law—R.C. 2953.08(D)(3) does not preclude an appellate court from reviewing a sentence imposed by a trial court for aggravated murder when a defendant raises a constitutional claim regarding that sentence on appeal—A trial court must separately consider the youth of a juvenile offender as a mitigating factor before imposing a life sentence under R.C. 2929.03—Court of appeals' judgment reversed and cause remanded.