State v. Terrell

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 652

Syllabus

Abuse of discretion; present and future ability to pay. Trial court abused its discretion in imposing a total of $40,000 in fines when it relied on a year-old post-sentence-investigation report that reported the appellant had two jobs and was financially comfortable when at the time of sentencing the appellant had spent the last year in jail under a $100,000 bond. Further, the trial court abused its discretion when it determined that appellant had the future ability to pay based primarily on his potential to earn disregarding his lengthy prison term and status as a convicted felon with serious felony convictions.