State v. Gonzales, 5-06-43 (6-25-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-Appellant, Joseph J. Gonzales, Jr., appeals the judgment of the Hancock County Court of Common Pleas sentencing him to an aggregate term of thirty-four years in prison. On appeal, Gonzales argues that the trial court erred in imposing a sentence in violation of the due process and ex post facto clauses of the United States Constitution; that the trial court did not have authority to impose consecutive sentences; and, that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. Finding that Gonzales' sentence did not violate the due process and ex post facto clauses; that the…