State v. Roeder

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 3054

Syllabus

Felonious Assault Domestic Violence Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (\NGRI\) Merger of Sentences, Sentence Contrary to Law. Trial court did not abuse its discretion when determining that the NGRI defense did not apply because two credible experts testified to competing views and the trial court determined that defendant had not shown the NGRI by a preponderance of the evidence. The sentences for felonious assault and domestic violence did not merge when they were separate acts with separate harm. The trial court erred by sentencing defendant to 180 days for a violation of R.C. 2919.25(C), which is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree with a maximum sentence of 30 days.