State v. Rush

Today we decide the following issue: whether the amended sentencing provisions of S.B. 2 are applicable to those defendants who committed crimes prior-to, but were convicted after, its July 1, 1996 effective date. We conclude that the S.B. 2 sentencing provisions are inapplicable to those defendants.

STATUTORY ANALYSIS

With the passage of S.B. 2, the General Assembly effected significant changes in Ohio’s criminal code, modifying the classifications of criminal offenses and corresponding sentences. See 146 Ohio Laws, Part IV, 7136; Legislative Service Commission Analysis of Sub.S.B. No. 2,…