Opinion
Case No. CT2012-0009
10-01-2012
STATE OF OHIO Plaintiff-Appellee v. CHAISE KING Defendant-Appellant
For Plaintiff-Appellee ROBERT L. SMITH Assistant Prosecuting Attorney For Defendant-Appellant ERIC J. ALLEN The Law Office of Eric J. Allen, Ltd.
JUDGES:
Hon. William B. Hoffman, P.J.
Hon. W. Scott Gwin, J.
Hon. Julie A. Edwards, J.
OPINION
CHARACTER OF PROCEEDING:
Appeal from the Muskingum County Court
of Common Pleas, Case No. CR 2011 253
JUDGMENT: Reversed and Remanded
APPEARANCES:
For Plaintiff-Appellee
ROBERT L. SMITH
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
For Defendant-Appellant
ERIC J. ALLEN
The Law Office of Eric J. Allen, Ltd.
Hoffman , J.
{¶1} Defendant-appellant Chaise King appeals his sentence entered by the Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas. Plaintiff-appellee is the state of Ohio.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
A rendition of the facts underlying the charge is unnecessary for our disposition of this appeal.
{¶2} On January 9, 2012, Appellant entered a plea of guilty to one count of aggravated burglary, in violation of R.C. 2911.12, a felony of the first degree. On February 13, 2012, the trial court sentenced Appellant to a three year prison term. The trial court also imposed a three year and ten month prison term for Appellant's alleged violation of his post-release in Muskingum County Case Number CR 2003-7A.
{¶3} Appellant now appeals, assigning as error:
{¶4} "I. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED WHEN IT IMPOSED A JUDICIAL SANCTION OF 1461 DAYS FOR POST RELEASE CONTROL IMPROPERLY IMPOSED AND NEVER CORRECTED IN CASE NUMBER CR 2003-7A."
{¶5} Appellant argues his post-release control in Muskingum County Case Number CR2003-7A was improperly imposed because the trial court journal entry reads,
{¶6} "The court further notified the defendant that post release control is mandatory in this case up to a maximum of five (05) years as well as the consequences for violating conditions imposed by the parole board under Revised Code §2967.28."
{¶7} The Ohio Supreme Court in State v. Fischer, 128 Ohio St.3d 92 (2010), held a sentence that does not include the statutorily mandated term of post-release control is void, is not precluded from appellate review by principles of res judicata, and may be reviewed at any time, on direct appeal or by collateral attack.
{¶8} Appellant's sentence imposing post-release control in the underlying case, CR 2003-7A, was void as the trial court failed to state a definite term of post-release control. Appellant had served his entire sentence in Case No. CR2003-7A, had not been resentenced, and there was no nunc pro tunc entry filed correcting the improper post-release control imposition according to State v. Bloomer 122 Ohio St.3d 200, 2009-Ohio-2462 and State v. Simpkins 117 Ohio St.3d 420, 2008-Ohio-1197. Accordingly, we find the trial court erred in imposing a prison term for violating a "void" post release control sanction.
{¶9} The sole assignment of error is sustained, and Appellant's sentence in the Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas is reversed, and the matter remanded to the trial court for the limited purpose of resentencing. By: Hoffman, J. Gwin, P.J. and Edwards, J. concur
William B. Hoffman
HON. WILLIAM B. HOFFMAN
W. Scott Gwin
HON. W. SCOTT GWIN
Julie A. Edwards
HON. JULIE A. EDWARDS
STATE OF OHIO Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
CHAISE KING Defendant-Appellant
JUDGMENT ENTRY
Case No. CT2012-0009
For the reason stated in our accompanying Opinion, Appellant's sentence in the Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas is reversed, and the matter is remanded to the trial court for the limited purpose of resentencing in accordance with our Opinion and the law. Costs to Appellee.
William B. Hoffman
HON. WILLIAM B. HOFFMAN
W. Scott Gwin
HON. W. SCOTT GWIN
Julie A. Edwards
HON. JULIE A. EDWARDS