State v. Brown

{¶ 1} Appellant, Marque Daquan Brown, appeals from the entry of sentence issued by the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas on February 26, 2016, sentencing appellant to 22 years in prison on two counts of involuntary manslaughter. The trial court's judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part for the reasons stated below.

Statement of Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 2} This case stems from an altercation that occurred between appellant and his girlfriend, Taisha Ramirez, on or about May 25, 2014. On that date, appellant and Taisha were 20 and 17 years old, respectively. Taisha was…