State ex rel. Winfree v. McDonald (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} Appellant, Edward A. Winfree, appeals from the judgment of the Sixth District Court of Appeals denying in part his petition for writs of mandamus and procedendo. Because Winfree has not shown that he has a clear legal right to a de novo resentencing hearing, we affirm the court of appeals’ judgment.

Facts

{¶ 2} Winfree is currently incarcerated at the Toledo Correctional Institution, serving several sentences for multiple felony convictions that he received in Lucas and Erie Counties. Relevant to this appeal, in 2011, the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas accepted Winfree’s no-contest…