State v. Moore, 2024 Ohio 4536

Isaiah J. Moore was indicted on two counts of felonious assault with firearm specifications, related to victims K.G. and D.G.
Moore pled guilty to both assault counts as part of a plea agreement; the firearm specifications were dismissed.
The trial court sentenced Moore to concurrent, indefinite prison terms (four to six years for Count One, six to nine years for Count Two) and ordered restitution: $52,315.65 to K.G. and $598 to D.G.
Moore appealed, arguing error in the restitution to D.G. (based on lost wages of D.G.’s wife) and improper sentencing notifications under Ohio law.
At sentencing, both prosecution and defense jointly agreed to the restitution amounts and the court established this agreement on the record. The trial court also gave Moore the required prison term notifications, though in two separate sittings on the same day.
The Third District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment on all grounds.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Restitution for lost wages of D.G.’s wife	Restitution was agreed to and proper	Restitution was improper as D.G.'s wife not direct victim	Restitution upheld; no error
Compliance with required indefinite sentence notifications	Notifications were adequate or cured	Court failed to provide all required notifications	Notifications sufficient; no error

State v. Marcum, 2016-Ohio-1002 (clear and convincing evidence standard for appellate review of sentences)
State v. Underwood, 2010-Ohio-1 (jointly recommended sentences not generally reviewable on appeal)
State v. Porterfield, 2005-Ohio-3095 (rationale for protecting jointly agreed-upon sentences from review)
State v. Morris, 2013-Ohio-1736 (purpose of jointly recommended sentences in appeals context)