State v. Pesta, Ca2006-02-004 (5-14-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Jesse Pesta appeals from his convictions in the Clinton County Court of Common Pleas for three counts of attempted aggravated murder. For the reasons outlined below, we affirm appellant's convictions but reverse appellant's sentence and remand this case for resentencing.

{¶ 2} In June 2005 the Clinton County Sheriff's Department received information from an unnamed individual that appellant wanted to hire someone to kill his ex-wife. The individual provided officers with appellant's cell phone number and a code-word of "horse Clinton CA2006-02-004 hockey," to…