State ex rel. Sands v. Court of Common Pleas (Slip Opinion)

*238 {¶ 1} Appellant, Joseph A. Sands, appeals the decision of the Eleventh District Court of Appeals dismissing his complaint for a writ of mandamus against the Lake County Court of Common Pleas. For the reasons set forth below, we deny Sands's motion for oral argument and affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

Background

{¶ 2} Sands was convicted in the Lake County Common Pleas Court on three counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, two counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated arson, and one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. State v. Sands , 11th Dist. Lake No.…