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STATE v. HACKER

Nos. 2020-1496 and 2021-0532.

229 N.E.3d 38 (2023)

173 Ohio St.3d 219

2023-Ohio-2535

The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. HACKER, Appellant. The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Simmons, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 26, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dave Yost , Attorney General, Benjamin M. Flowers , Solicitor General, Michael J. Hendershot , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, and Samuel C. Peterson , Deputy Solicitor General; and Eric C. Stewart , Logan County Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee in case No. 2020-1496.

Triplett McFall Wolfe Law, L.L.C., Tina M. McFall , and Marc S. Triplett , Bellefontaine, for appellant, in case No. 2020-1496.

Michael C. O'Malley , Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Daniel T. Van and Tasha L. Forchione , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellee in case No. 2021-0532.

Cullen Sweeney , Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and John T. Martin , Assistant Public Defender, for appellant in case No. 2021-0532.

Michael C. O'Malley, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Daniel T. Van, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office in case No. 2020-1496.

Steven L. Taylor, Legal Research and Staff Counsel, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association in case Nos. 2020-1496 and 2021-0532.

Timothy Young, Ohio Public Defender, Stephen P. Hardwick, Assistant Public Defender, and Daniel S. Marcus, Supervising Attorney, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Public Defender in case No. 2020-1496.

Mayle, L.L.C., Andrew R. Mayle, Fremont, Benjamin G. Padanilam, and Ronald J. Mayle, Fremont, urging reversal for amicus curiae Edward Maddox in case No. 2020-1496.

Dave Yost, Attorney General, Benjamin M. Flowers, Solicitor General, Michael J. Hendershot, Chief Deputy Solicitor General, and Samuel C. Peterson, Deputy Solicitor General, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost in case No. 2021-0532.

{¶ 1} The "Reagan Tokes Law," which became effective in March 2019, requires that for certain first- and second-degree felony offenses, a sentencing court impose on the offender an indefinite sentence consisting of a minimum and a maximum prison term. There is a presumption that the offender will be released from incarceration...

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