State v. Churchill, 2017 Ohio 2875

Joseph P. Churchill was indicted in multiple Franklin County cases for breaking-and-entering and possessing criminal tools arising from incidents in June–July 2014.
The state joined several related cases and informed the court it would use prior-conduct evidence from an earlier conviction on which Churchill was already serving a sentence since July 9, 2014.
Churchill pled guilty in May 2015 to three fifth-degree felony breaking-and-entering counts; the parties jointly recommended an aggregate 4‑year prison term across multiple cases.
At plea/sentencing the parties and court stipulated and the judgment entry reflected 40 days of jail‑time credit (jtc) applied to the listed cases.
In June 2016 Churchill moved for an additional 277 days of jtc (claiming 317 days confined July 9, 2014–June 1, 2015); the trial court denied the motion and Churchill appealed.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether the trial court erred in awarding only 40 days jail‑time credit	State: The stipulated 40 days was addressed at sentencing; res judicata and trial discretion apply; defendant failed to show error	Churchill: He was confined 317 days arising from offenses and is entitled to 277 additional days of jtc; alleged miscalculation and allocation issue with consecutive sentences	Court affirmed: Churchill failed to show the confinement was tied to the convictions at issue and did not meet burden to show a miscalculation or legal error; trial court did not abuse discretion

State v. Quarterman, 140 Ohio St.3d 464 (Ohio 2014) (appellate-review principles and preservation of issues for appeal)
Abraham v. BP Exploration & Oil, Inc., 149 Ohio App.3d 471 (10th Dist. 2002) (appellate briefing standards; App.R. 16(A)(7) enforcement)