State ex rel. Lockhart v. Whitney

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the petition of appellant, John C. Lockhart Jr., for writs of mandamus and procedendo. Lock-hart seeks the writs to compel appellee, Delaware County Court of Common Pleas Judge W. Duncan Whitney, to issue a sentencing entry in Lockhart’s criminal case that complies with Crim.R. 32. Lockhart challenges the propriety of Judge Whitney’s December 2009 nunc pro tunc sentencing entry.

{¶ 2} Lockhart’s claims for extraordinary relief lack merit because the sentencing entry fully complied with Crim.R. 32(C) by including the findings of…