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State ex rel. Davis v. Ewers

Supreme Court of Ohio.
Nov 15, 2011
958 N.E.2d 566 (Ohio 2011)

Opinion

No. 2010–1605.

2011-11-15

The STATE ex rel. DAVIS, Appellant, v. EWERS, Judge, Appellee.

Benson Davis, pro se. Dennis P. Will, Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, and M. Robert Flanagan, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.


Benson Davis, pro se. Dennis P. Will, Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, and M. Robert Flanagan, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

[Ohio St.3d 354] {¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the complaint of appellant, Benson Davis, a.k.a. Ian Davis, for a writ of mandamus to compel appellee, Lorain County Court of Common Pleas Judge Raymond J. Ewers, to issue sentencing entries in his criminal cases that comply with Crim.R. 32(C) so as to constitute final, appealable orders. “Mandamus will not compel the performance of an act that has already been performed.” State ex rel. Dehler v. Kelly, 123 Ohio St.3d 297, 2009-Ohio-5259, 915 N.E.2d 1223, ¶ 1. As the court of appeals correctly determined, Davis's original sentencing entries in September 1994 complied with Crim.R. 32(C) sufficiently to constitute final, appealable orders. State v. Lester, 130 Ohio St.3d 303, 2011-Ohio-5204, 958 N.E.2d 142, paragraph one of the syllabus. The omission of the “manner of the conviction” in these sentencing entries did not prevent the judgments from being final, appealable orders. Id.

Judgment affirmed.

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

LANZINGER, J., concurs in judgment only.


Summaries of

State ex rel. Davis v. Ewers

Supreme Court of Ohio.
Nov 15, 2011
958 N.E.2d 566 (Ohio 2011)
Case details for

State ex rel. Davis v. Ewers

Case Details

Full title:The STATE ex rel. DAVIS, Appellant, v. EWERS, Judge, Appellee.

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio.

Date published: Nov 15, 2011

Citations

958 N.E.2d 566 (Ohio 2011)
130 Ohio St. 3d 354
2011 Ohio 5790

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