State v. Rogan, Unpublished Decision (4-15-2005)
State v. Rogan, Unpublished Decision (4-15-2005)
Opinion of the Court
{¶ 2} Rogan assigns error as follows:
{¶ 3} "The trial court violated defendant's right to due process of law under both the U.S. and the ohio constitutions by sentencing defendant to more than the minimum time in prison without specifically stating why."
{¶ 4} The felony sentences are not minimum sentences. In sentencing Rogan, the court stated:
{¶ 5} "The shortest term is not imposed because the shortest term demeans the seriousness of the offenses and does not adequately protect the public."
{¶ 6} Rogan concedes that this pronouncement satisfied R.C.
{¶ 7} Rogan's assertion that due process requires "meaningful analysis" of the trial court's statutory findings is entirely conclusory and unpersuasive.
{¶ 8} Rogan was informed of the sentencing ranges by the statutes in question and by the trial court when he entered his guilty pleas. At sentencing, he and his attorney addressed the trial court before sentence was pronounced. As the State observes, citing Luff v. State (1917),
{¶ 9} Finally, it is not for us to revisit Edmundson, it being a supreme court opinion.
{¶ 10} The assignment of error is overruled.
{¶ 11} The judgment will be affirmed.
Fain, J. and Donovan, J., concur.
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