STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 08-MA-118.

2009 Ohio 2959

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee Johnson, Jr. Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Seventh District, Mahoning County.

Dated: June 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Gains, Prosecutor, Ralph M. Rivera, Assistant Prosecutor, 21 W. Boardman St., 6th Floor, Youngstown, Ohio 44503-1426, For Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas A. King, Hartford, Dickey & King Co., LPA, 91 West Taggart Street, P.O. Box 85, East Palestine, Ohio 44413 For Defendant-Appellant.

Judges: Hon. Gene Donofrio, Hon. Joseph J. Vukovich, Hon. Mary DeGenaro.


OPINION

DONOFRIO, J.

{¶1} Defendant-appellant, Lee Johnson, Jr., appeals his ten-year prison sentence in the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court for involuntary manslaughter, following his guilty plea.

{¶2} On December 2, 2005, a Mahoning County grand jury indicted Johnson for murder in violation of R.C. 2903.02(A)(D), a felony-life offense, involving the death of Regina Miller. Johnson initially pleaded not guilty...

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