State v. Jennings, 07ap-443 (12-27-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Anthony K. Jennings ("appellant"), appeals from the judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, convicting him of robbery without specification, in violation of R.C.2911.02, a felony of the third degree. The trial court, pursuant to a joint recommendation, sentenced appellant to a prison term of one year, to run concurrent with his federal sentence.

{¶ 2} The following facts are germane to this appeal. Appellant served seven years in a federal prison in Arizona on unrelated charges. While serving his sentence, the Inmate Systems Manager for the…