State v. Sykes

EILEEN T. GALLAGHER, P.J.:

{¶ 1} Appellant, state of Ohio, appeals the judgment of the common pleas court, granting the motion for judicial release filed by defendant-appellee, Lynda Sykes. The state raises the following assignments of error for review:

1. The trial court's conclusion that Lynda Sykes was eligible for judicial release is contrary to law.

2. The record does not support the court's conclusion that she was eligible for judicial release.

3. The court failed to make the findings required under R.C. 2929.20(J) to grant judicial release.

{¶ 2} After careful review of the record and…