State v. Ragland

On July 5, 1983, defendant-appellant Richard Ragland pleaded guilty in the Clark County Court of Common Pleas to aggravated murder in violation of R.C. 2903.01, with a firearm specification per R.C. 2929.71, and aggravated assault in violation of R.C. 2903.12. Both offenses were committed April 14, 1983.

At sentencing, the trial court first addressed the murder charge and sentenced defendant to life in prison with eligibility for parole after twenty years, in addition to three years’ actual incarceration for the firearm specification. On the fourth degree felony of aggravated assault, the…