State v. Sawyer

Cunningham, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Tiffany Sawyer, was convicted on two counts of aggravated assault1 upon guilty pleas. The trial court, without ordering a presentence-investigation report, imposed the maximum, consecutive terms of incarceration that Sawyer had agreed to as part of a plea bargain. On appeal, Sawyer now challenges (1) the voluntariness of her pleas due to judicial participation in the plea process and (2) the legality of her sentence. We affirm, but not without reproach.

Background Information

{¶ 2} Sawyer was indicted on two counts of felonious assault, second-degree…