State v. JohnsonState v. Johnson
{¶ 1} Appellant, Michael L. Johnson, appeals from an August 31, 2005 judgment of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas, where he was sentenced to eleven months in prison. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the court below.
{¶ 2} On July 15, 2005, appellant was charged by way of information with one count of Domestic Violence, a felony of the fourth degree, in violation of
{¶ 3} It is from the August 31, 2005 judgment that appellant appeals, raising the following sole assignment of error:
{¶ 4} “The trial court erred by imposing more than minimum and consecutive sentences upon appellant, pursuant to
{¶ 5} In the case sub judice, appellant argues that the trial court erred when it sentenced him to a more than the minimum sentence for a fourth degree felony. He further contends that the trial court erred when it ordered him to complete the program at NEOCAP in Case No. 05 CR 000187, making his sentence consecutive to the sentence he received in that case. He maintains that in light of the holding in Foster, finding the relevant sentencing statutes unconstitutional, that his sentence must be vacated, and remanded for resentencing.
{¶ 6} Appellee argues that appellant‘s appeal is moot since he completed his prison term, citing State v. Easter, 11th Dist. No. 2005-A-0039, 2006-Ohio-3887. We agree.
{¶ 7} Appellant was sentenced in August 2005, to eleven months imprisonment. On July 5, 2006, appellant was released upon completion of his sentence and without
{¶ 8} Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas.
CYNTHIA WESTCOTT RICE, P.J., concurs,
COLLEEN MARY OTOOLE, J., dissents.