State v. Danison

*128{¶ 1} On February 20, 2003, defendant-appellant, Ralph N. Danison Jr., pleaded guilty to one count of grand theft of a motor vehicle, a felony of the fourth degree. The offense involved appellant’s theft of a Cessna 152 airplane in an attempt to commit suicide by crashing the plane into an airport. As appellant flew the plane around the airport, a flight instructor maintained radio contact with him and succeeded in talking him through a landing. The stolen plane sustained some damage during this landing.

{¶ 2} On March 31, 2003, the trial court sentenced appellant to jail time, imposed…