State v. Lester

{¶ 1} We are asked to determine this certified question: Is a nunc pro tunc judgment entry that is issued for the sole purpose of complying with Crim.R. 32(C) to correct a clerical omission in a prior final judgment entry a new final order from which a new appeal may be taken? We conclude that no new right of appeal is created by such an entry, and we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

I. Background

{¶ 2} In 2006, a jury found appellant, Steven Lester, guilty of various crimes. Appellant was sentenced to prison, and he was advised at the sentencing hearing that he would be subject to…