STATE v. PIERCE

No. 09-MA-39.

2010 Ohio 1297

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ira Pierce, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Dated: March 25, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney Joseph R. Macejko, Youngstown City Prosecutor, Attorney John Henry Marsh, Jr., Assistant City Prosecutor, 26 S. Phelps St., 4th Floor, Youngstown, Ohio 44503, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Attorney James E. Lanzo, Attorney Pete C. Klimis, 4126 Youngstown-Poland Road, Youngstown, Ohio 44514, for Defendant-Appellant.

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


OPINION

DONOFRIO, J.

{¶1} Defendant-appellant Ira Pierce appeals his 60-day jail sentence for resisting arrest. He contends the trial court imposed a harsher sentence upon him simply because he asked for credit for jail time served.

{¶2} Following a pursuit by police, Pierce was arrested and charged on January 3, 2009, with failure to signal, fleeing and eluding, driving under suspension, and resisting arrest in...

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