HOOKS v. SHEETS

No. 08-4549.

603 F.3d 316 (2010)

Ryan HOOKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael SHEETS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 27, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Jill E. Stone, Law Office, Blacklick, Ohio, Spencer James Cahoon, Ohio Public Defender's Office, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Diane Mallory, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: MARTIN, SILER, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

SILER, Circuit Judge.

On his convictions for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, Ryan Hooks was sentenced to greater than minimum consecutive terms under Ohio law because he had served a prior prison term and the court concluded that the minimum sentence was insufficient. At the time, Ohio's sentencing law permitted the imposition of consecutive sentences only if the court made other factual findings. In State v. Foster...

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