State v. Ricks

Pietrykowski, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Thomas Ricks, appeals the May 4, 2010 judgment entry of the Erie County Court of Common Pleas that, following a jury trial convicting him of aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, complicity to trafficking in marijuana, and complicity to trafficking in cocaine, sentenced appellant to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole plus 26 years. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for resentencing.

{¶ 2} The relevant facts of this case are as follows. On May 9, 2008, appellant was indicted on two counts…