State v. Carthon

Hall, Judge.

{¶ 1} Timothy Carthon appeals from his conviction and sentence on misdemeanor charges of menacing and disorderly conduct.

{¶ 2} Carthon advances two assignments of error on appeal. First, he claims that his attorney provided constitutionally ineffective assistance by failing to seek dismissal of the menacing charge on statutory speedy-trial grounds. Second, he contends that the trial court violated R.C. 2945.75 by entering a conviction and sentence for disorderly conduct as a fourth-degree misdemeanor rather than a minor misdemeanor.

{¶ 3} Both of Carthon’s convictions stemmed from…