State v. MarshallState v. Marshall
Jeffrey J. Whitacre, for appellant.
YARBROUGH, J.
I. Introduction
{¶ 1} Appellаnt, Mike Marshall, appeals the judgment of the Erie County Court of Common Pleas, revoking his community control and sentencing him to four years in prison. For the following reasons, we reverse.
{¶ 2} On August 14, 2008, Marshall was indicted on one cоunt of burglary in violation of
{¶ 3} On February 9, 2012, Marshall admitted to violating the terms of his community control, and waived his right to a hearing on the matter. Following a sentencing hearing on April 12, 2012, the trial court terminated Marshall‘s community control and imposed the four-year prison term that was promised to Marshall in the evеnt he violated community control. The trial court imposed the four-year sentence despite Marshall‘s argument he could only be sentenced to a three-year term as a result of amendments made to
B. Assignment of Error
{¶ 4} Mаrshall subsequently filed a timely notice of appeal, assigning the following error for our review:
THE TRIAL COURT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION AND VIOLATED THE MANDATES OF OHIO LAW WHEN, AFTER FINDING APPELLANT IN VIOLATION OF COMMUNITY CONTROL,
SENTENCED APPELLANT ON A LOW TIER FELONY OF THE THIRD DEGREE (F-3) TO A PERIOD OF FOUR (4) YEARS IN PRISON.
II. Analysis
{¶ 5} In his sole assignment of error, Marshall argues that the trial court erred by sentencing him to a prison term that exceeds the mаximum allowable term under
{¶ 6} In 2011,
{¶ 7} Here, there is no dispute that the offense was committed priоr to the effective date of amended
{¶ 8} Although this court is yet to examine this issue, at least two other appellate districts have held that the prison term is not imposed until the offеnder‘s community control is revoked. State v. Nistelbeck, 10th Dist. No. 11AP-874, 2012-Ohio-1765; State v. West, 2d Dist. No. 24998, 2012-Ohio-4615.
{¶ 9} In State v. Nistelbeck, 10th Dist. No. 11AP-874, 2012-Ohio-1765, the Tenth District examined the Ohio Supreme Court‘s decision in State v. Brooks, 103 Ohio St.3d 134, 2004-Ohio-4746, 814 N.E.2d 837, and the language of
{¶ 10}
If the sentencing court determines at the sentencing hearing that a community cоntrol sanction should be imposed and the court is not prohibited from imposing a community control sanction, the court shall impose a community control sanction. The court shall notify the offender that, if the conditions of the sanction are violated, * * * the court may impose a longer time under the same sanctiоn, may impose a more restrictive sanction, or may impose a prison term on the offender and shаll
indicate the specific prison term that may be imposed as a sanction for the violation, as selected by the court from the range of prison terms for the оffense pursuant to section 2929.14 of the Revised Code. (Emphasis added.)
Construing this language, the Ohio Supreme Court in Brooks held that a trial court is required, at sentеncing, to “notify the offender of the specific prison term that may be imposed for a violation of the conditions of thе sanction, as a prerequisite to imposing a prison term on the offender for a subsequent violation.” Brooks at paragraph two of the syllabus.
{¶ 11} Ultimately, the Tenth District held that a prison term applicable only upon a defendant‘s violation of community control is not actually imposed until community control is revoked. Nistelbeck at ¶ 10. Subsequently, the Second District examined the decision in Nistelbeck and reached the same result. West at ¶ 14.
{¶ 12} We agree with the analysis and reasoning contained in both Nistelbeck and West. The language of
III. Conclusion
{¶ 14} Based on the foregoing, the judgment of the Erie County Court of Common Pleas is reversed and this matter is remanded to the trial court for resentencing in accordance with amended
Judgment reversed.
A certified cоpy of this entry shall constitute the mandate pursuant to
Mark L. Pietrykowski, J.
JUDGE
Stephen A. Yarbrough, J.
JUDGE
James D. Jensen, J.
JUDGE
CONCUR.
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