State v. Brooks

I. Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 1} On October 10, 2001, defendant-appellant, Ronald J. Brooks, pled guilty to a felony of the fifth degree. At the combined plea and sentencing hearing, appellant was informed, pursuant to Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a), that the maximum sentence for a fifth-degree felony is 12 months’ incarceration. After accepting *135appellant’s plea, the trial court sentenced appellant to a term of two years of community control with conditions, his plea-bargained sentence. See R.C. 2929.19(B)(5) and 2929.15. The trial court at that time did not notify appellant of the prison term that…