State v. Witherspoon, 90498 (8-14-2008)

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant Levy Witherspoon appeals his plea to two counts of escape and the accompanying sentence. Both escape charges arose from Witherspoon's violation of postrelease control. He sets forth the following three errors for our review:

"I. The trial court erred by convicting appellant of two counts of escape where the postrelease control that formed the basis of the escape charges was invalid and could not support the charges of escape."

"II. Appellant was denied the effective assistance of counsel provided by the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution…