State Ex Rel. Castro v. Corrigan

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the complaint of appellant, Jose Castro, for writs of mandamus and procedendo to compel appellee, a Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas judge, to conduct a resentencing hearing in Castro’s criminal case and issue a new sentencing entry that properly includes postrelease control.

{¶ 2} Castro essentially sought waiver of prepayment of the court’s filing fees by not paying them, instead filing a page with his petition that was titled “Affidavit of Indigency.” He thus failed to comply with R.C. 2969.25(C)(1), which required him to…