State v. Goodson

Mary Eileen Kilbane, Administrative Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Robert Goodson, appeals from his convictions for drug possession and drug trafficking. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the convictions, but because defendant was convicted of crimes that are allied offenses of similar import, we vacate the sentence and remand the case to the trial court for resentencing under R.C. 2941.25.

{¶ 2} On August 20, 2009, defendant and his codefendant, Dale Whitsett, were indicted for possession of less than one gram of crack cocaine, in violation of R.C. 2925.11(A); trafficking in less…