Case Information
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[Cite as
State v. Quarterman
,
Court of Appeals of Ohio
EIGHTH APPELLATE DISTRICT COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA
JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION No. 101064
STATE OF OHIO
PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE vs.
ALLEN QUARTERMAN
DEFENDANT-APPELLANT JUDGMENT:
AFFIRMED Criminal Appeal from the
Cuyаhoga County Court of Common Pleas Case No. CR-11-555106-A
BEFORE: E.T. Gallagher, J., E.A. Gallagher, P.J., and Stewart, J.
RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: November 6, 2014 *2 FOR APPELLANT
Allen Quarterman, pro se
4314 East 160th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44108
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE
Timothy J. McGinty
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor
BY: Joseph J. Ricotta
Brett Hammond
Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys
The Justice Center, 8th Floor
1200 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
ON RECONSIDERATION [1]
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EILEEN T. GALLAGHER, J.:
{¶1}
Sua sponte this court reconsiders its decision in
State v. Quarterman
, 8th Dist.
Cuyahoga No. 101064,
{¶2} In November 2011, Quarterman pleaded guilty to one count each of burglary and domestic violence, and the cоurt sentenced him to four years of community control sanctions (“probation”). The terms of his probation included a no-contact order prohibiting Quarterman from contacting the victims, regular drug testing, the attainment and maintenance of verifiаble employment, and the completion of an inpatient drug-treatment prоgram. Quarterman completed an inpatient drug treatment program but failed tо comply with the other terms of his probation.
{¶3} The court held probation violation hearings on each of Quarterman’s probation violations and continuеd Quarterman’s probation four times. Quarterman’s violations included contacting thе victims in violation of the “no contact” order, testing positive for cocaine a few times, and violating his electronic monitoring program. After a hearing оn the fifth probation violation, the court revoked Quarterman’s probation аnd sentenced him to 18 months in prison. The journal entry, dated July 8, 2013, states that Quarterman was to be given 135 days of jail-time credit. On August 30, 2013, Quarterman filed a motion for jail-time credit requesting 274
days of jail-time credit. The trial court granted the motion in part and stated in its journаl entry that:
Defendant is not to be given any jail time credit for inpatient drug treatment. Dеfendant is to be given an additional seven days of Cuyahoga County jail time credit for a total of 142 days of jail time credit.
{¶5} In his sole assignment of error, Quarterman argues the trial court erroneously failed to give him jail-time credit for his time spent as аn inpatient in a drug rehabilitation facility. He contends he was entitled to the 62 days hе spent in the facility because completion of the inpatient-drug-rehabilitation program was a requirement of his probation.
{¶6}
However, Quarterman has bеen released from prison. Therefore, any grant of
jail-time credit would not rеduce the amount of time he would spend in jail, and his appeal is
moot.
State v. Fitzgerald
, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 98723,
{¶7}
We note, however, that R.C. 2929.19(B)(2)(g)(iii), as amended by H.B. No. 487 and
S.B. 337 of the 129th General Assembly, vests the trial court with “continuing jurisdiction to
correct any error not previously raised at sentenсing” in the court’s calculation of jail-time credit
under R.C. 2929.19(B)(2)(g)(i).
See State v. Lovings
, 10th Dist. Franklin Nos. 13AP-303 and
13AP-304,
{¶8}
Amended R.C. 2929.19(B)(2)(g)(iii) marks a significant chаnge in the law regarding
jail-time credit. Previously, inmates could only challenge errors in jail-time credit on direct
appeal unless the error consisted of a mаthematical mistake in calculation rather than an
erroneous legal dеtermination.
See
,
e.g.
,
State v. Robinson
, 4th Dist. Scioto No. 00 CA 2698,
division (B)(2)(g)(i) of this section, the court shall consider the arguments of thе parties and *5 conduct a hearing if one is requested.” Therefore, if an inmate files a postsentence motion to correct jail-time credit and requests a hearing, the trial court retains jurisdiction to hear the motion and shall hold a hеaring. Nevertheless, because Quaterman’s appeal is moot by virtue of his rеlease from
prison, we overrule the sole assignment of error.
{¶11} Judgment affirmed.
It is ordered that appellant recover from appellee costs herein taxed.
The court finds there were reasonable grounds fоr this appeal.
It is ordered that a special mandate issue out of this cоurt directing the common pleas court to carry this judgment into execution. Case remanded to the trial court for execution of sentence.
A certified copy of this entry shall constitute the mandate pursuant to Rule 27 of the Rules of Apрellate Procedure.
EILEEN T. GALLAGHER, JUDGE
EILEEN A. GALLAGHER, P.J., and
MELODY J. STEWART, J., CONCUR
Notes
[1] The original announcement of decision,
State v. Quarterman
, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga
No. 101064,