State ex rel. Culgan v. Medina County Court of Common Pleas

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a petition for writs of mandamus and/or procedendo to compel a common pleas court and its judge to enter a judgment in a criminal case. Because the purported judgment did not comply with Crim.R. 32(C) and thus did not constitute a final appealable order, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and grant the writs.

Sentencing Entry and Appeals

{¶ 2} In August 2002, after convicting appellant, Clifford J. Culgan, of one count of corrupting another with drugs, two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, and one count of attempted…