State v. Reed

Defendant appeals from the guilty verdict of sale of a controlled substance in violation of R.C. 2925.03 (A)(1), and from the sentence of two years’ imprisonment. He presents six assignments of error. We sustain five of them, because we find error in the admission into evidence and the use made during trial of a prior drug conviction, errors in accepting a void verdict and then sentencing defendant thereunder, and error in permitting the jury to hear evidence about his post-Miranda, silence. The case is remanded for further proceedings. A detailed review of the factual and procedural…