State v. Ledbetter

Defendant-appellant, Russell D. Ledbetter, appeals a decision of the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas overruling his motion for conditional probation of a drug dependent person pursuant to R.C. 2951.04. 1 Appellant was convicted of theft, robbery and abduction. A judgment entry sentencing appellant was filed on October 28, 1988. Over two years later, on November 1, 1990, appellant filed the motion for conditional probation which was overruled by the trial court without a hearing. This appeal followed. However, we cannot reach the merits of this appeal because we hold, sua sponte, that it…