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State v. Finger

Supreme Court of Ohio
Dec 8, 2004
2004 Ohio 6390 (Ohio 2004)

Opinion

No. 2003-0396.

Submitted October 26, 2004.

Decided December 8, 2004.

CERTIFIED BY the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 80691, 2003-Ohio-402.

William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Lisa Reitz Williamson, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.


{¶ 1} The Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County certified the following issue to this court:

{¶ 2} "Whether, when a trial court fails to notify an offender at plea or sentencing of mandatory post-release control, a reviewing court should reverse the sentence and remand for resentencing that includes the post-release control advisory or find that the defendant's prison sentence does not include post-release control."

{¶ 3} On the authority of State v. Jordan, 104 Ohio St.3d 21, 2004-Ohio-6085, 817 N.E.2d 864, we answer affirmatively to the first alternative in the certified issue.

MOYER, C.J., RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O'CONNOR and O'DONNELL, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Finger

Supreme Court of Ohio
Dec 8, 2004
2004 Ohio 6390 (Ohio 2004)
Case details for

State v. Finger

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. FINGER, APPELLEE

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Dec 8, 2004

Citations

2004 Ohio 6390 (Ohio 2004)
2004 Ohio 6390
818 N.E.2d 1171

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