STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 2006-2154.

116 Ohio St.3d 541 (2008)

2008-Ohio-69

THE STATE OF OHIO, Appellee, v. JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin N. Piper, Butler County Prosecuting Attorney, and Lina Kirchner and Michael A. Oster Jr., Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellee.

Christopher P. Frederick, for appellant.

Charles B. Clovis, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.


O'DONNELL, J.

{¶ 1} Kevin Johnson appeals from a decision of the Butler County Court of Appeals, which affirmed the trial court's imposition of consecutive life sentences for his four rape convictions upon its determination that R.C. 2929.13(F) required that mandatory prison terms for certain serious offenses, including rape, be imposed consecutively. We hold that R.C. 2929.13(F) does not require a sentencing court to impose consecutive...

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