STATE v. MELTON

No. 96621.

2011 Ohio 5929

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andre Melton, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: November 17, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, By: Stephen P. Hardwick , Assistant Public Defender, Ohio Public Defender's Office, 250 East Broad St., Suite 1400, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Attorneys for Appellant.

William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, By: Matthew E. Meyer , Assistant County Prosecutor, 8th Floor Justice Center, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.

BEFORE: Blackmon, P.J., Cooney, J., and Keough, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

PATRICIA ANN BLACKMON, P.J.

{¶ 1} Appellant Andre Melton appeals his conviction for aggravated murder and assigns the following errors for our review:

"I. The trial court erred by failing to issue a sentencing opinion pursuant to R.C. 2929.03(F)." "II. The trial court erred by accepting Mr. Melton's plea and sentencing him for aggravated murder, with capital specifications without taking any...

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