According to the story, he did it, he is convicted of it, and it was premeditated… However, the TRUTH shall SET YOU FREE and Mr. Hodges is ready to TELL HIS TRUTH!!! Was it Murder? Was it an Accident? Furthermore, the MATH AIN’T MATHING…

Hodges was sentenced to 15 years to life for murder plus three years for the firearm specification to be served prior to and consecutive to the murder charge. The robbery and improperly handling the firearms in a motor vehicle counts were determined to be allied offenses to Count 1 murder. The trial court also sentenced Hodges to a 24-month consecutive sentence to Count 1 for having a weapon while under disability. Hodges was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 20 years to life. -State v. Hodges, No. 108734, 2 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020)

We have some things to unpack… Pre-Meditated or Nah? Reasonable Doubt?

With that said, Let's Talk Murder!

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• RE-SENTENCING PER COURT OF APPEALS OPINION #995511*
• DEFENDANT IN COURT.
• COUNSEL MCFAUL PRESENT.
• COURT REPORTER ADAMS PRESENT.
• ON A FORMER DAY OF COURT THE DEFENDANT PLEAD GUILTY TO MURDER 2903.02 A WITH FIREARM SPECIFICATION(S) - 3 YEARS (2941.145) AS AMENDED IN COUNT(S) 1 OF THE INDICTMENT.
• ON A FORMER DAY OF COURT THE DEFENDANT PLEAD GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED ROBBERY 2911.01 A(3) F1 WITH FIREARM SPECIFICATION(S) - 3 YEARS (2941.145) AS AMENDED IN COUNT(S) 3 OF THE INDICTMENT.
• ON A FORMER DAY OF COURT THE DEFENDANT PLEAD GUILTY TO IMPROPERLY HANDLING FIREARMS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE 2923.16 A F4 AS CHARGED IN COUNT(S) 5 OF THE INDICTMENT.
• ON A FORMER DAY OF COURT THE DEFENDANT PLEAD GUILTY TO HAVING WEAPONS WHILE UNDER DISABILITY 2923.13 A(3) F3 AS CHARGED IN COUNT(S) 6 OF THE INDICTMENT. COUNT(S) 2, 4 WAS/WERE NOLLED. DEFENDANT ADDRESSES THE COURT.
• THE COURT CONSIDERED ALL REQUIRED FACTORS OF THE LAW.
• THE COURT FINDS THAT PRISON IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE OF R. C. 2929.11.
• THE COURT IMPOSES A PRISON SENTENCE AT THE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION OF 20 YEARS TO LIFE.
• COUNT 1, 3 YEARS ON THE GUN SPEC TO RUN PRIOR TO AND CONSECUTIVE TO 15 YEARS TO LIFE ON BASE CHARGE FOR A TOTAL OF 18 YEARS TO LIFE; COUNT 3 ALLIED OFFENSE TO COUNT 1; COUNT 5 ALLIED OFFENSE TO COUNT 1; COUNT 6 (F3), 24 MONTHS. COUNTS 1 AND 6 ARE TO RUN CONSECUTIVE FOR A TOTAL SENTENCE OF 20 YEARS TO LIFE.