State v. Carosella, 07 Ma 204 (12-2-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Frank Carosella appeals from his sentence entered in the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. He contends his rights under Crim. R. 25(B) were violated where a different judge sentenced him than the one who accepted his guilty plea. For the following reasons, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

{¶ 2} Appellant was indicted for possession of crack cocaine, a fifth degree felony due to the weight being under a gram. As can be seen by his July 2007 motion to suppress, his case was apparently assigned to Judge Cronin's court. On August…