State v. Johnson

{¶ 1} Kevin Johnson appeals from a decision of the Butler County Court of Appeals, which affirmed the trial court’s imposition of consecutive life sentences for his four rape convictions upon its determination that R.C. 2929.13(F) required that mandatory prison terms for certain serious offenses, including rape, be imposed consecutively. We hold that R.C. 2929.13(F) does not require a sentencing court to impose consecutive sentences for multiple rape convictions. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Twelfth District, vacate Johnson’s sentence, and remand this cause for resentencing.

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