Ohio Court of Appeals· 6/9/2023

State v. Sears

Citations

215 N.E.3d 1282
2023 Ohio 1925

Syllabus

The trial judge considered and relied on information of a type not enumerated in R.C. 2929.19(B)(1)(a), which it introduced without providing defendant an opportunity to respond, violating his right of allocution under Crim.R. 32(A)(1). These errors were not harmless. As such, defendant's sentence was contrary to law.

Judges: Mayle

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Cites

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Ohio Court of Appeals· 2016-09-07· cited 11×
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Ohio Court of Appeals· 2023-04-10· cited 7×
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Ohio Court of Appeals· 2017-01-17· cited 1×

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