STATE v. ELAM

No. 93-194.

68 Ohio St.3d 585 (1994)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. ELAM, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph T. Deters, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and L. Susan Laker, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Peter Rosenwald, for appellee.


MOYER, C.J.

The question certified for our review is whether, under R.C. 2929.41(E), there exists an aggregate minimum term of incarceration for consecutive multiple sentences for offenses that have been imposed consecutively to a life sentence for aggravated murder.

R.C. 2929.41(B) allows the imposition of consecutive terms of incarceration in several situations, including "[w]hen the trial court specifies" that they are to be served consecutively. R.C. 2929...

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