State v. Ward

JUDGES: Hon. Mary DeGenaro, Hon. Gene Donofrio, Hon. Carol Ann Robb

OPINION

DeGENARO, J.

{¶ 1} Defendant-Appellant, Buck Allen Ward appeals the judgment of the Belmont County Court of Common Pleas convicting him of one count of robbery and sentencing him accordingly. On appeal, Ward argues that he was denied his allocution rights during the sentencing hearing and that the trial court erred by imposing the maximum sentence. For the following reasons, Ward's assignments of error are meritless. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

{¶ 2} Ward was indicted on one count of…