State v. Fischer

*93O’Connor, J.

{¶ 1} In this appeal, we again address questions arising from a sentencing court’s failure to impose postrelease control as mandated by the General Assembly. A sentence that does not include the statutorily mandated term of postre-lease control is void, is not precluded from appellate review by principles of res judicata, and may be reviewed at any time, on direct appeal or by collateral attack. Although the doctrine of res judicata does not preclude review of a void sentence, res judicata still applies to other aspects of the merits of a conviction, including the determination of…