State v. Roberts

{¶ 1} Appellant, Lynn Roberts, was convicted of possession of heroin and trafficking in heroin. On August 29, 2006, appellant was sentenced to a five-year sentence for trafficking and 18 months for possession, the sentences to be served concurrently. Appellant appealed to the First District Court of Appeals on September 8, 2006. While his appeal was pending, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“department”) determined that appellant was a good candidate for placement in an intensive program prison (“IPP”) in lieu of serving the sentence ordered by the court.

{¶ 2} In order to…