Opinion ID: 6337626
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Trial-court proceedings

Text: {¶ 4} On August 15, 2013, a few months before Hudson turned 21, he was indicted by the Mahoning County Grand Jury on six counts in case No. 2013 CR 00828. The parties agree that the first three counts of the indictment stemmed from 2 January Term, 2022 an incident that occurred when Hudson was 17 years old and that the remaining counts of the indictment related to a second incident that occurred when Hudson was 18 years old. {¶ 5} The first three counts of the indictment (stemming from the incident that occurred when Hudson was a juvenile) were: aggravated murder in violation of R.C. 2903.01(A), an unspecified felony, with a firearm specification pursuant to R.C. 2941.145(A) (count one); aggravated robbery in violation of R.C. 2911.01(A)(1), a first-degree felony, with a firearm specification pursuant to R.C. 2941.145(A) (count two); and possessing a weapon while under a disability in violation of R.C. 2923.13(A)(2)(B), a second-degree felony (count three). The remaining counts four through six of the indictment (stemming from the incident that occurred when Hudson was an adult) were: aggravated murder in violation of R.C. 2903.01(A), an unspecified felony (count four); aggravated robbery in violation of R.C. 2911.01(A)(1), a first-degree felony (count five); and possessing a weapon while under a disability in violation of R.C. 2923.13(A)(2)(B), a seconddegree felony (count six). {¶ 6} The parties do not dispute that Hudson was arrested on August 19, 2013. The trial court set a bond that Hudson could not post, so he remained in custody. {¶ 7} Concerning the counts stemming from the incident that occurred when Hudson was an adult, Hudson was acquitted of aggravated murder (count four) and aggravated robbery (count five) but was found guilty of possessing a weapon while under a disability (count six). The trial court sentenced Hudson to a mandatory 36-month term of incarceration. {¶ 8} On November 12, 2015, the state, recognizing that the original indictment was jurisdictionally defective pursuant to R.C. 2152.02(C)(3) and 2151.23(I), moved to dismiss the first three counts without prejudice. The trial court granted the state’s motion to dismiss. The Mahoning County Grand Jury 3 SUPREME COURT OF OHIO immediately reindicted Hudson—under case No. 2015 CR 1133—for the same acts he allegedly committed when he was 17 years old. Hudson was 22 years old at the time of the reindictment. {¶ 9} On July 14, 2016, the grand jury returned a superseding indictment with additional charges. Criminal-gang specifications were added to counts one and two, and two charges each for attempted murder and witness intimidation, allegedly committed when Hudson was over the age of 18, were added as well. {¶ 10} Hudson moved to dismiss the superseding indictment, arguing that the general division of the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court lacked subjectmatter jurisdiction. The state opposed the motion. The trial court denied Hudson’s motion to dismiss. {¶ 11} Hudson and the state then reached a plea agreement. The state agreed to amend count one to involuntary manslaughter, dismiss the attemptedmurder and witness-intimidation counts and the criminal-gang specifications, and recommend a prison sentence of 15 years. In exchange, Hudson agreed to plead no contest to the remaining counts (all of which stemmed from the crimes Hudson committed when he was a juvenile). {¶ 12} The trial court accepted Hudson’s no-contest plea. He was subsequently sentenced to the recommended prison term of 15 years, which the trial court ordered to run concurrently with the sentences Hudson was already serving in case No. 2013 CR 00828 and another, unrelated case.