State v. Stroud, 07 Ma 91 (6-19-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} This timely appeal comes for consideration upon the record in the trial court, the parties' briefs, and their oral arguments before this court. Defendant-Appellant, Runako Stroud, appeals the decision of the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas that sentenced her to the maximum prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter. On appeal, Stroud argues that the trial court engaged in unconstitutional fact-finding, that it improperly relied on an element of the offense when sentencing her to the maximum possible prison term, and that the judicial remedy for the unconstitutionality of…