State v. Sanchez

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1256

Syllabus

Sentencing; R.C. 2953.08(G)(2); consecutive sentences; R.C. 2929.14(C); life sentence; clearly and convincingly; necessary. Judgment affirmed. A sentence of life with the possibility of parole after the statutory time period does not make it unnecessary or prohibit a trial court from ordering consecutive sentences for multiple crimes. Appellant pled guilty to felony murder with a three-year firearm specification in one case and attempted felonious assault and robbery in a second case. The trial court ordered that the sentences be served consecutively. Appellant's consecutive sentence is necessary to protect the public and to punish the appellant and is not disproportionate to the harm caused by appellant and the danger he poses to the public.