State v. Mattox

Defendant, Steve Mat-tox, was indicted on one count of aggravated trafficking in violation of R.C. 2925.03(A)(5) and (C)(5). Following defendant’s waiver of his right to a jury trial, a trial to the court was conducted resulting in his conviction. The defendant was subsequently sentenced to a term of from four to fifteen years incarceration in the Ohio State Reformatory. From that judgment defendant filed a timely notice of appeal and set forth a single assignment of error. Appellant maintains:

“The trial court erred in finding defendant guilty under O.R.C. Section 2925.03(A)(5) and (C)(5)…