State v. Zucal

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 82 Ohio St.3d 215.] THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. ZUCAL, APPELLANT. [Cite as State v. Zucal,

1998-Ohio-377.] Criminal law—Sentencing—Six-year delay between imposition of a mandatory jail sentence resulting from a conviction of a drunk driving offense and the execution of said sentence is an excessive and unreasonable lapse of time between sentencing and execution of sentence—In convictions involving misdemeanor offenses, a delay in execution of sentence resulting from jail overcrowding that exceeds five years from the date that…