State v. Newman (97 Ohio St. 3d 1480, 2002)

Summit App. No. 20981, 2002-Ohio-4250. On review of order certifying a conflict. The court determines that a conflict exists; the parties are to brief the issue stated at pages 1-2 of the court of appeals’ Journal Entry filed September 17, 2002:

“When a trial court sentences an individual to a maximum sentence, must the trial court make the requisite findings and state its reasons solely from the bench at the sentencing hearing or is it sufficient for the trial court to make the requisite findings and state its reasons in the sentencing journal entry?”

Moyer, C.J.,

concurs and would hold this cause for the decision in State v. Comer, Lucas App. No.

L-99-1296, 2002-Ohio-233.

Resnicic, F.E. Sweeney and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., dissent.

Sua sponte, cause consolidated with 2002-1722, State v. Newman, Summit App. No. 20981, 2002-Ohio-4250.

Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., dissent.

The conflict ease is State v. Williams (2000), 136 Ohio App.3d 570, 737 N.E.2d 139.