State ex rel. Sands v. Culotta
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing Appellant's complaint for a writ of mandamus against Lake County Common Pleas Court Judge Vincent A. Culotta, holding that the mandamus complaint was properly dismissed.
Appellant was convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated murder and other felonies. After he was sentenced, Appellant filed a motion to correct his award of jail-time credit. Unhappy with the award, the judge awarded upon granting the motion, Appellant unsuccessfully appealed. Appellant then brought a mandamus complaint seeking to compel Judge Culotta to conduct a new sentencing hearing and to correct his jail-time-credit award. The court of appeals dismissed the complaint. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the complaint did not state a cognizable mandamus claim.
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