Legal Opinion

State v. McMillan

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County

Decided December 7, 2017No. 105296PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EILEEN T. GALLAGHER, J.:

*1225{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Michael McMillan, appeals his conviction and sentence. He claims the following three errors:

1. The trial court erred by sentencing the appellant to multiple consecutive sentences.

2. Trial counsel was ineffective by stipulating to the findings of the competency evaluation rendering the plea involuntary.

3. The trial court's sentence of 18 years was contrary to law.

{¶ 2} We find no merit to the appeal and affirm the trial court's judgment.

I. Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 3} In July 2016, McMillan and his fiancé, Andre Avent, babysat R.M., a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. State v. Marcum (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2016
  3. Godinez v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. State v. Bonnell (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2014
  5. State v. XieOhio Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by11 opinions

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