State v. Johnson

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 191

Syllabus

Void sentence parole eligibility indefinite statutorily mandated terms authorized by law res judicata. The statute under which the defendant was sentenced does not specifically set forth parole eligibility and therefore the trial court's failure to include that language was proper. Furthermore, the trial court's failure to include the term \indefinite\ in his sentence did not render his sentence void where the 15-year-to-life prison sentence was indefinite by its nature. The sentence was therefore authorized by law and is not void. Res judicata bars the defendant's claim on appeal.