STATE v. BLANTON

No. 11CA26.

2012 Ohio 6082

STATE OF OHIO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RONALD E. BLANTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fourth District, Lawrence County.

Released: December 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George L. Davis, IV , George L. Davis, III Co., L.L.C., Portsmouth, Ohio, for appellant.

J.B. Collier, Jr. , Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney, and Robert C. Anderson , Lawrence County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Ironton, Ohio, for appellee.


DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY

HARSHA, J.

{¶1} Ronald Blanton appeals his sentences for tampering with evidence and theft in office. Initially, he argues that the trial court erred by ordering him to pay the costs of prosecution without advising him at sentencing that he may be required to perform community service if he fails to pay these costs. Because the trial court never addressed the issue of court costs at sentencing or the possibility...

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