STATE EX REL. HOPSON v. CUYAHOGA CTY. COMMON PLEAS COURT

No. 99053.

2012 Ohio 5701

STATE EX REL. JEFFERY HOPSON, RELATOR, v. CUYAHOGA COUNTY COMMON PLEAS COURT, RESPONDENT.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

Release: December 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffery Hopson, pro se, Inmate No. 341-371, Toledo Correctional Institution, 2001 East Central Avenue, Toledo, OH 43608, for Relator.

Timothy J. McGinty , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, By: James E. Moss , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Justice Center — 9th Floor, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorneys for Respondent.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

SEAN C. GALLAGHER, J.

{¶1} Jeffery Hopson has filed a complaint for a writ of mandamus and/or procedendo. Hopson seeks an order from this court that requires the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas to issue a "sentencing opinion" as mandated by R.C. 2929.03(F). Specifically, Hopson argues that his conviction for aggravated murder and the imposition of life imprisonment required that the panel of three judges...

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