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State ex Rel. Peterson v. Durkin

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jun 7, 2011
951 N.E.2d 381 (Ohio 2011)

Opinion

No. 2011-0260.

Submitted May 25, 2011.

Decided June 7, 2011.

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Mahoning County, No. 10 MA 155.

Bobbie Peterson, pro se.

Paul J. Gains, Mahoning County Prosecuting Attorney, and Ralph M. Rivera, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellees.


{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the petition of appellant, Bobbie Peterson, for writs of mandamus and procedendo to compel appellees, Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas Judge John M. Durkin and the common pleas court, to enter a sentencing entry that complies with Crim. R. 32(C) and properly imposes postrelease control. Judge Durkin's February 27, 2007 sentencing entry fully complied with Crim. R. 32(C) by including his guilty plea, the sentence, the judge's signature, and the time stamp indicating the entry upon the journal by the clerk of court. The entry also included sufficient language that postrelease control was part of his sentence so as to give appellant sufficient notice to raise any claimed errors on appeal rather than by extraordinary writ. See State ex rel. Pruitt v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas, 125 Ohio St.3d 402, 2010-Ohio-1808, 928 N.E.2d 722, ¶ 4; Watkins v. Collins, 111 Ohio St.3d 425, 2006-Ohio-5082, 857 N.E.2d 78, ¶ 51-53.

Judgment affirmed.

O'CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O'DONNELL, LANZINGER, CUPP, and McGEE BROWN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

State ex Rel. Peterson v. Durkin

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jun 7, 2011
951 N.E.2d 381 (Ohio 2011)
Case details for

State ex Rel. Peterson v. Durkin

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE EX REL. PETERSON, APPELLANT, v. DURKIN, JUDGE, ET AL., APPELLEES

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Jun 7, 2011

Citations

951 N.E.2d 381 (Ohio 2011)
951 N.E.2d 381
2011 Ohio 2639

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