State v. Grissam, Unpublished Decision (8-4-2006)
State v. Grissam, Unpublished Decision (8-4-2006)
Opinion of the Court
{¶ 2} Grissam asserts four assignments of error which we will address together. They are as follows:
{¶ 3} "THE TRIAL COURT DID NOT MAKE THE NECESSARY FINDINGS UNDER O.R.C.
{¶ 4} "THE TRIAL COURT DID NOT MAKE THE NECESSARY FINDINGS UNDER O.R.C. 2929.14."
{¶ 5} "THE TRIAL COURT ERRED BY IMPOSING A NON-MINIMUM SENTENCE WHEN THE ADDITIONAL FINDINGS NECESSARY TO IMPOSE THAT TERM WERE NOT FOUND BY A JURY OR ADMITTED BY GRISSAM." and
{¶ 6} "BECAUSE THE TRAIL COURT'S SENTENCES WERE CONTRARY TO LAW, APPELLANT'S SENTENCES ON HIS THIRD AND FOURTH DEGREE FELONY SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO MINIMUM SENTENCES."
{¶ 7} After Grissam was sentenced, the Ohio Supreme Court declared R.C.
{¶ 8} We note that the State argues that Grissam's sentence is nonappealable because it was an agreed sentence. The State mischaracterizes Grissam's sentence as "agreed," since it did not include a stated term of months and/or years which was accepted and agreed to by Grissam. Prior to the entry of Grissam's pleas, counsel for Grissam stated that "the only agreement that we had is if there were going to be sentencing, it would be concurrent with one another * * *." While subsequent discussions at sidebar occurred after Grissam entered his pleas that resulted in a reduction of Grissam's sentence on the theft charge from five years to four, the record does not affirmatively establish that counsel for Grissam agreed to the four year sentence. More importantly, the record is clear that Grissam himself did not enter into an agreed four year sentence. We also note that although Grissam filed a Notice of Appeal in case no. 2005 CR 1369, he fails to assign any alleged error therein, thus Grissam's six month sentence for possession of cocaine in 2005 CR 1369 is affirmed.
{¶ 9} In summary, 2005 CR 1315 is reversed and remanded for re-sentencing and 2005 CR 1369 is affirmed.
Brogan, J. and Walters, J., concur.
(Hon. Sumner E. Walters retired from the Third District Court of Appeals sitting by assignment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio).
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