State ex rel. Shepherd v. Astrab

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals denying the request of appellant, Charles Shepherd, for writs of mandamus and procedendo to compel a Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas judge to resentence him and to journalize a final, appealable order.

{¶ 2} Shepherd “had an adequate remedy by way of direct appeal from his sentence to raise his claim that he did not receive proper notification about postrelease control at his sentencing hearing.” Briseno v. Cook, 121 Ohio St.3d 38, 2009-Ohio-308, 901 N.E.2d 798, ¶ 1. In addition, Shepherd’s sentencing entry “sufficiently included…