Opinion

State ex rel. Alicea v. Krichbaum

  • 126 Ohio St. 3d 194
  • 2010 Ohio 3234
Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Filed
Jul 14, 2010
Status
Published
On the bench
Brown, Pfeifer, Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell, Lanzinger, Cupp
Cited by
18 cases
Authority
More cited than 92.8%

The opinion

[Cite as State ex rel. Alicea v. Krichbaum, 126 Ohio St.3d 194, 2010-Ohio-3234.]

THE STATE EX REL. ALICEA, APPELLANT, v. KRICHBAUM, JUDGE, APPELLEE.

[Cite as State ex rel. Alicea v. Krichbaum,

126 Ohio St.3d 194, 2010-Ohio-3234.]

Criminal procedure — Crim.R. 32(C) — Requirements for judgment entry of

conviction.

(No. 2010-0430 — Submitted July 6, 2010 — Decided July 14, 2010.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Mahoning County,

No. 09 MA 213, 2010-Ohio-610.

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Per Curiam.

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the

complaint of appellant, Clemente Alicea, for a writ of mandamus to compel

appellee, Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas Judge R. Scott Krichbaum,

to hold a new sentencing hearing. Alicea claims that his 1999 sentencing entry

was not a final, appealable order because it did not include any indication of the

manner of his conviction as required by Crim.R. 32(C).

{¶ 2} Alicea’s claim lacks merit for two reasons. First, the remedy for a

failure to comply with Crim.R. 32(C) is a revised sentencing entry rather than a

new hearing. State ex rel. Culgan v. Medina Cty. Court of Common Pleas, 119

Ohio St.3d 535, 2008-Ohio-4609, 895 N.E.2d 805, ¶ 8-10. Second, Alicea’s

sentencing entry fully complied with Crim.R. 32(C) and State v. Baker, 119 Ohio

St.3d 197, 2008-Ohio-3330, 893 N.E.2d 163, syllabus. The entry specified that

Alicea was found guilty of rape after a jury trial. Therefore, the sentencing entry

constituted a final, appealable order, and Alicea is not entitled to a new sentencing

entry. State ex rel. Pruitt v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas, 125 Ohio

St.3d 402, 2010-Ohio-1808, 928 N.E.2d 722.

SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

{¶ 3} Therefore, the court of appeals properly dismissed Alicea’s

complaint for a writ of mandamus.

Judgment affirmed.

BROWN, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR,

O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, and CUPP, JJ., concur.

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Clemente Alicea, pro se.

Paul J. Gains, Mahoning County Prosecuting Attorney, and Ralph M.

Rivera, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

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