State Ex Rel. Hopson v. Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals denying relief to appellant, Jeffrey Hopson, on his complaint for a writ of mandamus and/or procedendo. Hopson seeks to compel appellee, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, to issue a sentencing opinion in his criminal case that complies with R.C. 2929.03(F). That statute requires a court or a panel of three judges to state “in a separate opinion” certain findings when imposing a sentence of life imprisonment in a capital case. The Eighth District, on motion for summary judgment by appellee, denied relief because Hopson’s complaint…