State v. Doughman

{¶ 1} About five months after a bench trial, the court entered a judgment convicting *32Bradley D. Doughman of domestic violence. Doughman claims that the nearly five-month delay from the trial until the court found him guilty was unreasonable and resulted in a denial of his constitutional rights to due process of law and the administration of justice without denial or delay. As a result he contends the trial court lost jurisdiction to sentence him. He relies initially upon R.C. 2838.11(F), which states that a bench finding shall be announced in open court not more than 48 hours after submission…