State v. Coleman, 2022 Ohio 1811

Coleman was convicted by jury of gross sexual imposition (third-degree felony) on September 27, 2017.
On November 2, 2017 the trial court sentenced him to five years of community control and warned a prison term of up to five years could be imposed for violations.
The State moved to revoke community control alleging two violations on September 21, 2020; Coleman admitted the violations on October 27, 2021.
The trial court revoked community control and imposed 60 months in prison.
Coleman appealed, arguing the court abused its discretion and a shorter sanction was appropriate; the appellate court affirmed.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether the trial court erred by imposing a prison term after Coleman admitted community-control violations	State: Court validly revoked community control and imposed a prison term within the range previously authorized	Coleman: Sentence excessive; court should have imposed a more lenient sanction	Affirmed: Court acted within R.C. 2929.15(B) discretion and considered R.C. 2929.11/2929.12 factors; sentence not clearly and convincingly contrary to law

State v. Jackson, 81 N.E.3d 1237 (Ohio 2016) (explains trial-court discretion under R.C. 2929.15(B) for community-control violations)
State v. Jones, 169 N.E.3d 649 (Ohio 2020) (clarifies appellate review limits and that R.C. 2929.11/2929.12 do not require specific on-the-record findings)
State v. Marcum, 59 N.E.3d 1231 (Ohio 2016) (standard for appellate reversal of sentences under R.C. 2953.08(G)(2))
Cross v. Ledford, 120 N.E.2d 118 (Ohio 1954) (defines the clear-and-convincing-evidence standard)