State v. Bridgewater

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 1211

Syllabus

As the original sentencing entry had been affirmed on appeal, res judicata and the law of the case doctrine barred appellant's claim that the original sentencing entry was not a final appealable order due to the trial court's omission of the word \indefinite\ from a stated prison term of \fifteen year to life.\ Even though res judicata and the law of the case doctrine also barred appellant's otherwise meritorious claim that the trial court erred by imposing postrelease control on an unclassified felony, a new sentencing hearing is not necessary to correct the error. Judgment affirmed in part and reversed in part, and case remanded for a nunc pro tunc entry removing post release control.