State v. Sterling, Unpublished Decision (11-10-2005)

OPINION

{¶ 1} This is a postconviction proceeding. Appellant, Cameron Sterling, challenges the constitutionality of R.C. 2953.82. That statute bars the right of appeal from the denial by the county prosecuting attorney of an inmate's right to obtain DNA testing, where the inmate has pled guilty to the felony for which he is imprisoned. For the reasons indicated herein, we reverse the judgment entry of the trial court and remand for further proceedings.

{¶ 2} Sterling was sentenced on March 11, 1991 to a prison term of six to twenty-five years, after previously having entered an Alford plea to…