State v. Belcher

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, the state of Ohio, appeals a decision of the Warren County Court of Common Pleas granting judicial release to defendant-appellee, Renee Belcher.

{¶ 2} Belcher was indicted in 2008 on two counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated burglary, and two counts of kidnapping, each with a firearm specification. The charges stemmed from Belcher's involvement as the getaway driver in an armed home invasion, robbery, and kidnapping of an elderly couple who had previously employed Belcher as a housekeeper.

{¶ 3} On June 12, 2008, Belcher entered a guilty plea to one…