State ex rel. Pruitt v. Donnelly

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the complaint of appellant, Michael Jarmal Pruitt, for writs of mandamus and prohibition to compel appellees, common pleas court judges, to vacate his convictions and sentence. Pruitt claimed that despite the language in his sentencing entry, he had not entered pleas of guilty to having a weapon while under disability and to a firearm specification relating to an attempted-murder charge.

(¶ 2} The common pleas court had jurisdiction over Pruitt’s criminal proceeding, including sentencing. See R.C. 2931.03. Error in sentencing does…