STATE v. RUE

Nos. 2019-0897 and 2019-1128.

172 N.E.3d 917 (2020)

164 Ohio St.3d 270

2020-Ohio-6706

The STATE of Ohio, Appellant, v. RUE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 17, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Watkins , Trumbull County Prosecuting Attorney, and Ashleigh Musick , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Michael A. Partlow , for appellee.

Dave Yost , Attorney General, Benjamin M. Flowers , State Solicitor, and Zachery P. Keller and Jeffrey R. Loeser , Deputy Solicitors, urging reversal for amicus curiae Attorney General Dave Yost.

Sherri Bevan Walsh , Summit County Prosecuting Attorney, and Jacquenette S. Corgan , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging reversal for amicus curiae Summit County Prosecuting Attorney.

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Max Hersch , Assistant Public Defender, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Public Defender.


{¶ 1} R.C. 2929.15(A)(1) provides that a court "may directly impose a sentence that consists of one or more community control sanctions" when sentencing an offender for a felony that does not require the imposition of a prison term, a mandatory prison term, or a term of life imprisonment. "The duration of all community...

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