State ex rel. Leis v. Outcalt

The question presented by this cause is whether the issuance of the writ of mandamus by the Court of Appeals compelling respondent to sentence the defendant in conformity with R. C. 2929.11 was proper.

In State, ex rel. Cleveland, v. Calandra (1980), 62 Ohio St. 2d 121, 403 N.E. 2d 989, this court affirmed the denial of a complaint for a writ of mandamus in a cause involving the refusal of a trial judge to impose the mandatory sentence required by Section 619.09(B)(1) of the Cleveland city ordinances. This court held that the prosecutor possessed a plain and adequate remedy at law under R. C.…