STATE v. WARE

No. 2014-0425.

141 Ohio St.3d 160 (2014)

2014-Ohio-5201

THE STATE OF OHIO, Appellant, v. WARE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor V. Vigluicci , Portage County Prosecuting Attorney, and Pamela J. Holder , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Kane & Kane and Terry G.P. Kane , for appellee.

Sherri Bevan Walsh , Summit County Prosecuting Attorney, and Heaven DiMartino , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.


{¶ 1} R.C. 2929.20, Ohio's judicial-release statute, allows certain offenders to apply for early release from prison. In this appeal, we conclude that appellee, Shawn Ware, was not eligible for judicial release, because his entire prison sentence was mandatory. Although...

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