State v. Driskill, 10-08-10 (5-4-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-Appellant, Ricky Driskill, appeals the judgment of the Mercer County Court of Common Pleas denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea and motion to declare his sentence void and for resentencing in consolidated cases numbered 10-08-10 and 10-08-11. On appeal, Driskill contends that, pursuant to State v. Sarkozy, 117 Ohio St.3d 86,2008-Ohio-509, he should be permitted to withdraw his pleas and his sentence should be declared void because he was not advised at his change of plea hearing that he was subject to a mandatory five-year term of postrelease control. Finding…