State v. Roberson

2025 Ohio 181

• Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
• Decided: January 22, 2025
• Docket: 2024CA00151
• Status: Published

Opinion

[Cite as State v. Roberson, 2025-Ohio-181.]

COURT OF APPEALS STARK COUNTY, OHIO FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

STATE OF OHIO JUDGES: Hon. Craig R. Baldwin, P.J. Plaintiff-Appellee Hon. William B. Hoffman, J. Hon. Andrew J. King, J. -vs- Case No. 2024CA00151 ANTHONY E. ROBERSON

Defendant-Appellant OPINION

CHARACTER OF PROCEEDINGS: Appeal from the Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 2021CR0765

JUDGMENT: Affirmed

DATE OF JUDGMENT ENTRY: January 22, 2025

APPEARANCES:

For Plaintiff-Appellee For Defendant-Appellant

KYLE L. STONE ANTHONY E. ROBERSON Prosecuting Attorney Trumbull Correctional Camp Stark County, Ohio P.O. Box 640 Leavittsburg, Ohio 44430 VICKI L. DESANTIS Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Appellate Division 110 Central Plaza South, Suite 510 Canton, Ohio 44702-1413 Stark County, Case No. 2024CA00151 2

Hoffman, J. {¶1} Defendant-appellant Anthony Roberson appeals the judgment entered by

the Stark County Common Pleas Court denying his motion for resentencing. Plaintiff-

appellee is the State of Ohio.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE1

{¶2} On November 3, 2021, Appellant was convicted following his pleas of guilty

to trafficking in cocaine (R.C. 2925.03(A)(2)(C)(4)(f)) and possession of cocaine (R.C.

2925.11(A)(C)(4)(e)). The trial court merged the convictions, and sentenced Appellant to

4-6 years incarceration for trafficking in cocaine. Appellant did not file a direct appeal.

{¶3} Appellant filed a postconviction relief petition on January 6, 2023. The trial

court denied his petition, and Appellant did not appeal. Appellant filed a motion in the trial

court to reconsider the denial of his petition for postconviction relief, which the trial court

denied.

{¶4} Appellant filed a motion for resentencing on May 15, 2023, arguing the trial

court failed to inform him during his Crim. R. 11 colloquy that accepting a negotiated plea

deal would waive his right to appeal, and the trial court therefore failed to discharge its

duty under Crim. R. 32(B). The trial court denied the motion, and Appellant did not appeal.

{¶5} Appellant filed a motion for delayed appeal of his November 3, 2021

conviction and sentence in this Court on November 8, 2023. Appellant averred he did not

file a timely appeal because he was not advised of his right to appeal. This Court denied

his motion for delayed appeal. Judgment Entry, December 29, 2023.

1 A rendition of the facts is not necessary for our resolution of the issue raised on appeal. Stark County, Case No. 2024CA00151 3

{¶6} Appellant filed a second motion for resentencing in the trial court on August

26, 2024, arguing he was not advised of his right to appeal. The trial court summarily

overruled the motion. It is from the September 10, 2024 judgment of the trial court

denying his motion for resentencing Appellant prosecutes his appeal, assigning as error:

THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DENYING APPELLANT’S MOTION

FOR RESENTENCING WHEN THE TRIAL COURT FAILED TO ADVISE

APPELLANT OF HIS RIGHT TO APPEAL OR SEEK TO APPEAL

PURSUANT TO MANDATORY PROVISIONS FOUND IN CRIM. R.

32(B)(2).

{¶7} Crim. R. 32(B)(2) provides, “After imposing sentence in a serious offense,

the court shall advise the defendant of the defendant's right, where applicable, to appeal

or to seek leave to appeal the sentence imposed.” The transcript reveals the trial court

failed to advise Appellant of his right to appeal.

{¶8} “Under the doctrine of res judicata, a final judgment of conviction bars the

convicted defendant from raising and litigating in any proceeding, except an appeal from

that judgment, any defense or any claimed lack of due process that was raised or could

have been raised by the defendant at the trial which resulted in that judgment of conviction

or on an appeal from that judgment.” State v. Patterson, 2015-Ohio-4325, ¶16, quoting

State v. Perry, 10 Ohio St.2d 175, 180 (1967).

{¶9} In the instant case, Appellant failed to appeal to this Court the denial of his

first motion for resentencing, and failed to appeal this Court’s denial of his motion for Stark County, Case No. 2024CA00151 4

delayed appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court. We find Appellant’s argument is barred by

res judicata.

{¶10} The assignment of error is overruled. The judgment of the Stark County

Common Pleas Court is affirmed.

By: Hoffman, J. Baldwin, P.J. and King, J. concur