State v. Boyer

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, the State of Ohio, appeals the September 28, 2016 Order and Journal Entry of the Portage County Court of Common Pleas, granting defendant-appellee, Keith A. Boyer's, Motion for Judicial Release. The determinative issue before this court is whether the State may appeal the granting of a motion for judicial release for a third-degree felony pursuant to R.C. 2953.08(B)(2). For the following reasons, we hold that it may not and, accordingly, dismiss the appeal.

{¶ 2} On February 12, 2015, Keith A. Boyer entered a plea of guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Assault, a felony…