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State ex rel. Lester v. PeppleState ex rel. Lester v. Pepple

Ohio Supreme Court
Nov 10, 2011
2011-0327
Versions:2011 Ohio 5756
130 Ohio St. 3d 353
958 N.E.2d 566

O‘CONNOR, C.J., and LUNDBERG STRATTON, O‘DONNELL, LANZINGER, CUPP, and MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur.

PFEIFER, J., dissents.

Plevin & Gallucci, Frank Gallucci III, and Michael Shroge; and Paul W. Flowers Co., L.P.A., and Paul W. Flowers, for appellants.

Williams, Moliterno & Scully Co., L.P.A., and Joseph H. Wantz, for appellee.

Per Curiam.

{1 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the petition of appellant, Stephen M. Lester, for writs of mandamus and procedendo to compel appellee, Auglaize County Common Pleas Court Judge Frederick D. Pepple, to issue a final and appealable sentencing entry in his criminal case. Neither mandamus nor procedendo will lie to compel an act that has already been performed. See State ex rel. Rose v. McGinty, 123 Ohio St.3d 86, 2009-Ohio-4050, 914 N.E.2d 366, ¶ 2. As we held in a separate appeal by Lester, his original sentencing entry constituted a final, appealable order even though it lacked a specification concerning the manner of his conviction. State v. Lester, 130 Ohio St.3d 303, 2011-Ohio-5204, 958 N.E.2d 142, paragraphs one and two of the syllabus.

Judgment affirmed.

O‘CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O‘DONNELL, CUPP, and MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur.

LANZINGER, J., concurs in judgment only.

Stephen M. Lester, pro se.

Edwin A. Pierce, Auglaize County Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Case Details

Case Name: State ex rel. Lester v. Pepple
Court Name: Ohio Supreme Court
Date Published: Nov 10, 2011
Citations: 2011 Ohio 5756; 130 Ohio St. 3d 353; 958 N.E.2d 566; 2011-0327
Docket Number: 2011-0327
Court Abbreviation: Ohio
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