State ex rel. Cornwall v. Sutula (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} We affirm the Eighth District Court of Appeals’ denial of the complaint for a writ of mandamus filed by appellant, Melborn Cornwall. Cornwall seeks a writ ordering appellee, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Kathleen A. Sutula, to vacate his sentence for violating the terms of his postrelease control, asserting that he should have been advised of the possibility of this sentence at his prior sentencing.

{¶ 2} Cornwall raises an important issue about which there is a split in the appellate districts. However, Cornwall had adequate remedies in the ordinary course of the law by…