Case Name: The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. McGowan, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2016-05-17
Citations: 147 Ohio St. 3d 166
Docket Number: No. 2015-1596
Parties: The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. McGowan, Appellant.
Judges: O’Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer, O’Donnell, Lanzinger, Kennedy, French, and O’Neill, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 147
Pages: 166–166

Head Matter:
The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. McGowan, Appellant.
(No. 2015-1596
Submitted April 7, 2016
Decided May 17, 2016.)
Sherri Bevan Walsh, Summit County Prosecuting Attorney, and Richard S. Kasay, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.
James W. Armstrong, for appellant.

Opinion:
{¶ 1} In State v. Marcum, 146 Ohio St.3d 516, 2016-Ohio-1002, 59 N.E.3d 1231, we held that R.C. 2953.08(G)(2) allows an appellate court to increase, reduce, or otherwise modify a sentence only when it clearly and convincingly finds that the sentence is (1) contrary to law and/or (2) unsupported by the record. Id. at ¶ 7.
{¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals in the instant case is reversed, and the cause is remanded to the court of appeals for application of Marcum.
O'Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer, O'Donnell, Lanzinger, Kennedy, French, and O'Neill, JJ., concur.