State v. Chalender

This matter is before the court on a motion filed by the state of Ohio seeking to dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction as the order appealed is not a final order under R.C. 2505.02. Appellant is challenging the lower court’s pretrial decision denying his motion for treatment in lieu of conviction under R.C. 2951.041. Appellant filed no response to the state’s motion to dismiss. For the following reasons, we concur with the state and conclude that the order appealed is not a final order. Accordingly, we order this case dismissed.

R.C. 2505.02 defines a “final order” as follows:

“An order…