State v. Gipp, Unpublished Decision (8-20-2004)
State v. Gipp, Unpublished Decision (8-20-2004)
Opinion of the Court
{¶ 2} On June 4, 2003, a community control violation hearing was held in the Champaign County Court of Common Pleas at which time Gipp admitted the merits of each of three violations: (1) on March 29, 2002, committing the crime of felony drug possession; (2) on August 22, 2002, committing the crime of criminal trespass; and (3) also on August 22, 2002, committing the crime of driving while under an FRA suspension. On the felony drug possession charge Gipp was found guilty of having 2.78 grams of cocaine in his possession. He was sentenced to one year by Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. The trial court revoked Gipp's community control sanction and sentenced him to one year for the original forgery to run concurrently with the Montgomery County convictions.
{¶ 3} In imposing the maximum sentence upon Gipp, the trial court found that Gipp posed the greatest likelihood of committing future crimes. In making that finding, the trial court noted that Gipp had served a prior prison term, that he had not responded favorably to the community control sanction, he showed no genuine remorse for his criminal conduct, and he had a history of criminal convictions.1
{¶ 4} In a single assignment of error, Gipp contends the trial court erred in imposing the maximum sentence for the forgery conviction upon him.
{¶ 5} The trial court may impose the maximum sentence only upon offenders who commit the worst form of the offense, upon offenders who pose the greatest likelihood of committing future crimes, upon certain drug offenders, and upon certain repeat offenders. See, R.C.
{¶ 6} The assignment of error is overruled. Judgment affirmed.
Fain, P.J., and Grady, J., concur.
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