Legal Opinion

State v. King, Unpublished Decision (1-22-1999)

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided January 22, 1999No. Court of Appeals No. L-98-1012, Trial Court No. CR93-5557AUnpublished

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas. Appellant, Enrico Allen King, sets forth the following assignment of error:

"Assignment of Error
"BECAUSE A TRIAL COURT SPEAKS ONLY THROUGH ITS JOURNAL ENTRY, WHEN THE ONLY RELEVANT JOURNAL ENTRIES INDICATE THAT THE DEFENDANT ENTERED A PLEA OF GUILTY TO, AND WAS SENTENCED FOR, A FELONY OF THE THIRD DEGREE, THE COURT DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION TO SENTENCE A PERSON TO AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN YEARS OF INCARCERATION."

The following facts are relevant to this appeal. Appellant was indicted on March 23, 1993 on…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Webb v. Western Reserve Bond & Share Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1926
  2. State v. GreulichOhio Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. National Life Ins. Co. v. KohnOhio Supreme Court · 1937
  4. Reinbolt v. ReinboltOhio Supreme Court · 1925
  5. State v. BreedloveOhio Court of Appeals · 1988

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