State v. Magruder, 2007-G-2799 (5-2-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Andre Magruder ("Mr. Magruder") appeals pro se from an order of the Geauga County Common Pleas Court reviving a dormant judgment for court costs in connection with his criminal convictions in 1985. After reviewing the pertinent statutes and case law authority, we reverse and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

{¶ 2} Following a jury trial, the Geauga County Common Pleas Court convicted Mr. Magruder, on January 31, 1985, of seven counts of rape and a trial court sentenced him to three life sentences, two ten year to twenty-five…