Ohio Supreme Court

State v. Beatty

December 9, 2024177 Ohio St. 3d 507

Summary

The Ohio Supreme Court held that Ohio’s sentencing statutes do not provide an exception to the general presumption that prison terms run concurrently, so discretionary firearm‑specification terms must be served concurrently with each other and with other sentences. The Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for the trial court to amend the sentence accordingly.