Pewitt v. Superintendent, Lorain Correctional Institution

Appellant argues that there was no evidence of record on which the court of appeals could have dismissed the case as moot and that, even if it is now moot, the appeal may be heard “ * * * where there remains a debatable constitutional question to resolve, or where the matter of appeal is one of great public or general interest.” (Franchise Developers, Inc. v. Cincinnati [1987], 30 Ohio St.3d 28, 505 N.E.2d 966, paragraph one of the syllabus.) He claims both a statutory and constitutional right to the jail-time credit he seeks, and also claims that the matter is of great public or general…