State v. Pendleton

In exchange for the state’s agreement to drop a charge of drug abuse against him, defendant-appellant entered a plea of guilty to one charge of aggravated trafficking pursuant to R.C. 2925.03(A)(2) and one count of carrying a concealed weapon pursuant to R.C. 2923.12. At the sentencing hearing, defendant presented an affidavit of indigency. The court imposed a term of incarceration and, following a hearing on the indigency issue, it also ordered the defendant to pay a $2000 fine. 1 In his sole assignment of error, defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion in imposing this…