Youngstown v. Cohen, 07-Ma-16 (3-12-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Howard Cohen (Cohen), appeals his conviction and sentence in Youngstown Municipal Court for violating a protection order. He argues (1) that his no contest plea was not made knowingly, intelligently, or voluntarily and (2) that the trial court abused its discretion by not considering the factors in R.C. 2929.22 before sentencing him to sixty days in jail.

{¶ 2} On July 4, 2006, Deputy Antonucci and Deputy Green were working at B.J. Alan Fireworks. Cohen was there also and had been asked by one of the deputies to leave the premises at the request of the owner…