Felony Sentencing Range & Indefinite Term Evaluator
Audit multi-count felony sentences, mandatory consecutive firearm specifications (1-year / 3-year / 54-month / 6-year), Reagan Tokes Act indefinite maximum tails, and consecutive sentencing judicial findings.
Statutory Sentence Architecture Total Term: 20 to 25.5 Years
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Statutory Benchbook Reference & Doctrinal Notes
The Reagan Tokes Act Indefinite Sentencing (Ohio S.B. 201)
Enacted under Ohio Revised Code §§ 2929.14 and 2929.144, qualifying non-life first-degree (F1) and second-degree (F2) felonies committed on or after March 22, 2019 require an indefinite sentence. The judge imposes a minimum prison term selected from the statutory bracket. The maximum term is calculated as the minimum term plus 50% of the highest minimum term imposed for the most serious felony count.
Mandatory Firearm Specifications (ORC § 2941.141 / 2941.145)
Firearm specifications must be served prior to, and consecutively with, any prison term imposed for the underlying felony. Under Ohio law, a 1-year spec applies to possession, 3-year applies for displaying, brandishing, or indicating possession, 54-month applies to certain repeat violations, and 6-year applies when automatic firearms or suppressors are involved.
Consecutive Sentence Stacking Rules
Under statutory sentencing reforms, there is a presumption of concurrent sentences unless specific statutory findings are entered. When an offender engages in a violent domestic confrontation or armed assault spanning separate victims or distinct offenses, prosecutors routinely seek consecutive sentences to reach 20-25+ year statutory prison dispositions.
Executive Parole Board Release Presumption
Under indefinite sentencing schemes, an inmate is presumed to be released upon completion of their minimum prison term unless the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction rebuts the presumption at an administrative hearing demonstrating rule infractions, security threats, or lack of rehabilitation.