STATE v. GORDON

No. 08 MA 91.

2009 Ohio 4819

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wesley R. Gordon, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Dated: September 9, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Paul J. Gains, Mahoning County Prosecutor, Atty. Carol Clemente-Wagner, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 6 Elm Street, Struthers, Ohio 44471, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Atty. Douglas B. Taylor, 11492 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Rd., New Middletown, Ohio 44442, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: Hon. Cheryl L. Waite, Hon. Gene Donofrio, Hon. Mary DeGenaro.


OPINION

WAITE, J.

{¶1} Appellant Wesley R. Gordon contends on appeal that he was not afforded the right to allocution when he was sentenced in Struthers Municipal Court on one count of assault. Appellee has not responded to this appeal. The record reflects that Appellant was not given an opportunity to make a statement prior to the imposition of the sentence, and the case is hereby remanded for resentencing.

{¶2}

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