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2012Id. at ¶ 4, 19. {¶7} In the first step of our analysis, we review whether the sentence is contrary to law as required by R.C. 2953.08(G). {¶8} As the Kalish court noted, post-Foster, “trial courts have full discretion to impose a prison sentence within the statutory range and are no longer required to make findings and give reasons for imposing maximum, consecutive or more than the minimum sentence.” Id. at ¶ 11; Foster, paragraph seven of the syllabus; State v. Mathis, 109 Ohio St.3d 54 , 2006-Ohio-855 , 846 N.E.2d 1 , paragraph three of the syllabus.

2012Id. at ¶ 4, 19. {¶7} In the first step of our analysis, we review whether the sentence is contrary to law as required by R.C. 2953.08(G). {¶8} As the Kalish court noted, post-Foster, “trial courts have full discretion to impose a prison sentence within the statutory range and are no longer required to make findings and give reasons for imposing maximum, consecutive or more than the minimum sentence.” Id. at ¶ 11; Foster, paragraph seven of the syllabus; State v. Mathis, 109 Ohio St.3d 54 , 2006-Ohio-855 , 846 N.E.2d 1 , paragraph three of the syllabus.

2012If this first step “is satisfied,” the second step requires the trial court's decision be “reviewed under an abuse-of-discretion standard.” Id. {¶12} The relevant sentencing law is now controlled by the Ohio Supreme Court's decision in State v. Foster, i.e. “ * * * trial courts have full discretion to impose a prison sentence within the statutory range and are no longer required to make findings Muskingum County, Case No. CT2011-0039 4 or give their reasons for imposing maximum, consecutive, or more than the minimum sentences.” 109 Ohio St.3d 1, 30 , 2006-Ohio-856 at ¶ 100, 845 N.E.2d 470, 498

2012If this first step “is satisfied,” the second step requires the trial court's decision be “reviewed under an abuse-of-discretion standard.” Id. {¶13} The relevant sentencing law is now controlled by the Ohio Supreme Court's decision in State v. Foster, i.e. “ * * * trial courts have full discretion to impose a prison sentence within the statutory range and are no longer required to make findings or give their reasons for imposing maximum, consecutive, or more than the minimum sentences.” 109 Ohio St.3d 1, 30 , 2006-Ohio-856 , 845 N.E.2d 470 . {¶14} In the first step of our analysis, we review

2024Duty to Support The first step of our analysis is to determine “what the law or judicial decree required of the parent during the year immediately preceding either the filing of the adoption petition or the placement of the minor in the home of the petitioner.” In re Adoption of B.I., 2019-Ohio-2450, ¶ 15 .

2022In re Adoption of B.I., 2019-Ohio-2450, ¶ 16 .

2012State v. Welch, supra; State v. Reed, Cuyahoga App. No. 91767, 2009-Ohio-2264 at n. 2 ; State v. Ringler, Ashland App. No. 09–COA–008, 2009–Ohio–6280 at ¶ 20. {¶19} In the first step of our analysis, we review whether the sentence is contrary to law.

2011State v. Welch, supra; State v. Reed, Cuyahoga App. No. 91767, 2009-Ohio-2264 at n. 2 ; State v. Ringler, Ashland App. No. 09-COA-008, 2009-Ohio-6280 at ¶ 20. {¶ 11} In the first step of our analysis, we review whether the sentence is contrary to law.

2009If the court finds either that the crimes were committed separately or that there was a separate animus for each crime, the defendant may be convicted of both offenses.’ ” (Emphasis sic.) Id. at ¶ 10, quoting Brown at ¶ 19, quoting State v. Blankenship (1988), 38 Ohio St.3d 116, 117 , 526 N.E.2d 816 . {¶ 8} In the first step of the test, the elements of the offenses must be compared in the abstract and not under a “ ‘strict textual comparison.’ ” Winn, 121 Ohio St.3d 413 , 2009-Ohio-1059 , 905 N.E.2d 154, at ¶ 11 , quoting Cabrales at ¶ 22, citing Rance at 637-638, 710 N.E.2d 699 .

2009"If the court finds either that the crimes were committed separately or that there was a separate animus for each crime, the defendant may be convicted of both offenses." Brown , 2008-Ohio-4569 , at ¶ 19, citing Blankenship , 38 Ohio St.3d at 117 . *Page 11 {¶ 17} As to the first step in its analysis, the Ohio Supreme Court has stated that the statutory elements should be compared in the abstract, and not compared as the offenses are charged in a particular indictment.

2024Only then may a court conclude that the individual’s conduct falls outside the Second Amendment’s “unqualified command.” Bruen at 24 . {¶13} Applying the first step of its analysis, the Bruen Court stated that the Second Amendment works to “guarantee the individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation.” Id. at 32 .

2024Only then may a court conclude that the individual’s conduct falls outside the Second Amendment’s “unqualified command.” Bruen at 24 . {¶ 77} Applying the first step of its analysis, the Bruen court explained the Second Amendment works to “ ‘guarantee the individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation.’ ” Id. at 32 , quoting Heller at 592 .

2024“A trial court has discretion to make these determinations, and in connection with the first step of the analysis, an appellate court applies an abuse-of-discretion standard when reviewing a probate court decision . . .” In re Adoption of M.B., 2012-Ohio-236, ¶ 25 . {¶ 53} If the probate court found that the parent failed to have more than de minimis contact with the child during the applicable time period, “the court's second step is to determine whether justifiable cause for the failure has been proven by clear and convincing evidence.” In re Adoption of M.M.R. at ¶ 8, citing In re Adoption

2019The first step of this inquiry was for the trial court to “determine if a parent made a financial contribution that comports with the requirements of R.C. 3107.07(A) to contribute maintenance and support[.]” Id.

2018State v. Pickens , 141 Ohio St.3d 462 , 2014-Ohio-5445 , 25 N.E.3d 1023 , ¶ 100.

2018State v. Pickens , 141 Ohio St.3d 462 , 2014-Ohio-5445 , 25 N.E.3d 1023 , ¶ 100.

2007Co. (1978), 54 Ohio St.2d 279 , paragraph one of the syllabus. {¶ 21} In connection with the first step of this analysis, appellant does not dispute that the children were in the temporary custody of FCCS for 12 or more months of a consecutive 22-month period ending on or after March 18, 1999.

2006Co. (1978), 54 Ohio St.2d 279 , paragraph one of the syllabus. {¶ 10} In connection with the first step of this analysis, the parties do not dispute that S.M. was in the temporary custody of FCCS for 12 or more months of a consecutive 22-month period ending on or after March 18, 1999.

2006Yajnik v. Akron Dept. of Health, Housing Div., 101 Ohio St.3d 106 , 2004-Ohio-357 , at ¶ 14 .

2006Yajnik v. Akron Dept. of Health, Housing Div., 101 Ohio St. 3d 106 , 2004-Ohio-357 , 802 N.E.2d 632 , at ¶ 14 (citation omitted).

2002Cater, 83 Ohio St.3d at 28 , 697 N.E.2d 610 .

2002Cater, 83 Ohio St.3d at 28 , 697 N.E.2d 610 .

1996If the court finds either that the crimes were committed separately or that there was a separate animus for each crime, the defendant may be convicted of both offenses.” Newark v. Vazirani (1990), 48 Ohio St.3d 81 , 549 N.E.2d 520 , syllabus (following State v. Blankenship [1988], 38 Ohio St.3d 116, 117 , 526 N.E.2d 816, 817 ). 8 With respect to the first step of the analysis in the present case, the elements of Cincinnati Municipal Code 708.37, possession of a semiautomatic firearm, do not correspond with the elements of R.C. 2923.13, knowing possession of a firearm or deadly ordnance while u

1996If the court finds either that the crimes were committed separately or that there was a separate animus for each crime, the defendant may be convicted of both offenses.” Newark v. Vazirani (1990), 48 Ohio St.3d 81 , 549 N.E.2d 520 , syllabus (following State v. Blankenship [1988], 38 Ohio St.3d 116, 117 , 526 N.E.2d 816, 817 ). 8 With respect to the first step of the analysis in the present case, the elements of Cincinnati Municipal Code 708.37, possession of a semiautomatic firearm, do not correspond with the elements of R.C. 2923.13, knowing possession of a firearm or deadly ordnance while u

2025Id., quoting M.B. at ¶ 25.

2025State v. Kinney, 2025-Ohio-1620, ¶ 51 , (6th Dist.) quoting State v. Harris, 2015-Ohio-166, ¶ 37, 32 . 142 Ohio St.3d 211 , citing State v. Morris, 2014-Ohio-5052 , ¶ 22–29, 141 Ohio St.3d 399 . {¶ 88} The first step in this analysis is to excise the 2018 incident from the testimony.

2025State v. Kinney, 2025-Ohio-1620, ¶ 51 , (6th Dist.) quoting State v. Harris, 2015-Ohio-166, ¶ 37, 32 . 142 Ohio St.3d 211 , citing State v. Morris, 2014-Ohio-5052 , ¶ 22–29, 141 Ohio St.3d 399 . {¶ 88} The first step in this analysis is to excise the 2018 incident from the testimony.

2025State v. Kinney, 2025-Ohio-1620, ¶ 51 , (6th Dist.) quoting State v. Harris, 2015-Ohio-166, ¶ 37, 32 . 142 Ohio St.3d 211 , citing State v. Morris, 2014-Ohio-5052 , ¶ 22–29, 141 Ohio St.3d 399 . {¶ 88} The first step in this analysis is to excise the 2018 incident from the testimony.

2024Howes v. Fields, 565 U.S. 499, 509 , 132 S.Ct. 1181 , 182 L.Ed.2d 17 (2012).

2024Howes v. Fields, 565 U.S. 499, 509 , 132 S.Ct. 1181 , 182 L.Ed.2d 17 (2012).

2024California v. Beheler, 463 U.S. 1121, 1125 , 103 S.Ct. 3517 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1275 (1983). “[T]he test is not whether the individual feels free to leave but whether the situation ‘exerts upon a detained person pressures that sufficiently impair his free exercise of his privilege against self-incrimination to require that he be warned of his constitutional rights.’ ” Berkemer v. McCarty, 468 U.S. 420, 437 , 104 S.Ct. 3138 , 82 L.Ed.2d 317 (1984). {¶17} Determining whether an individual’s freedom of movement was curtailed, is simply the first step in the analysis, not the last.

2024California v. Beheler, 463 U.S. 1121, 1125 , 103 S.Ct. 3517 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1275 (1983). “[T]he test is not whether the individual feels free to leave but whether the situation ‘exerts upon a detained person pressures that sufficiently impair his free exercise of his privilege against self-incrimination to require that he be warned of his constitutional rights.’ ” Berkemer v. McCarty, 468 U.S. 420, 437 , 104 S.Ct. 3138 , 82 L.Ed.2d 317 (1984). {¶17} Determining whether an individual’s freedom of movement was curtailed, is simply the first step in the analysis, not the last.

2024Harless v. Willis Day Warehousing Co., 54 Ohio St.2d 64, 18 . 66 (1978).

2024California v. Beheler, 463 U.S. 1121, 1125 , 103 S.Ct. 3517 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1275 (1983). “[T]he test is not whether the individual feels free to leave but whether the situation ‘exerts upon a detained person pressures that sufficiently impair his free exercise of his privilege against self-incrimination to require that he be warned of his constitutional rights.’ ” Berkemer v. McCarty, 468 U.S. 420, 437 , 104 S.Ct. 3138 , 82 L.Ed.2d 317 (1984). {¶17} Determining whether an individual’s freedom of movement was curtailed, is simply the first step in the analysis, not the last.

2024California v. Beheler, 463 U.S. 1121, 1125 , 103 S.Ct. 3517 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1275 (1983). “[T]he test is not whether the individual feels free to leave but whether the situation ‘exerts upon a detained person pressures that sufficiently impair his free exercise of his privilege against self-incrimination to require that he be warned of his constitutional rights.’ ” Berkemer v. McCarty, 468 U.S. 420, 437 , 104 S.Ct. 3138 , 82 L.Ed.2d 317 (1984). {¶17} Determining whether an individual’s freedom of movement was curtailed, is simply the first step in the analysis, not the last.

2024Id. {¶41} Both sides agree that the city was engaged in the “collection and disposal of solid wastes,” which is an enumerated governmental function under R.C. 2744.01(C)(2)(k), and therefore the city is presumed at the first step of the analysis to be entitled to immunity. {¶42} Jones argues, however, that Ance was injured by a city employee’s negligent operation of a motor vehicle, one of the enumerated exceptions to immunity under R.C. 2744.02(B).