State v. Watkins

Fain, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Jon Watkins, appeals his conviction and sentence for one count of aggravated robbery and one count of kidnapping. Watkins argues that his convictions are against the manifest weight of the evidence and that they are not supported by sufficient evidence. He claims that he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel. Watkins maintains that his sentence is contrary to law because the court failed to expressly address either the purposes and principles of felony sentencing set forth in R.C. 2929.11 or the seriousness and recidivism factors…