State ex rel. Kirkpatrick v. Rice (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} Appellant, Jason Kirkpatrick, appeals the decision of the Eleventh District Court of Appeals dismissing his petition for a writ of mandamus. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals. Background

{¶ 2} In September 2008, Kirkpatrick was sentenced after pleading guilty to 16 counts of breaking and entering and one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge John Stuard sentenced Kirkpatrick to five years of community control, including the requirement that Kirkpatrick enter and successfully complete a…