State ex rel. Adams v. Winkler
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing his complaint for a writ of mandamus against Former Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Robert C. Winkler and denying his motion for summary judgment, holding that there was no error.
Appellant was convicted of aggravated robbery and other offenses and sentenced to consecutive sentences. After the trial court issued a nunc pro tunc sentencing entry including the findings necessary to impose consecutive sentences Appellant filed a complaint for a writ of mandamus alleging that Judge Winkler lacked jurisdiction to change his sentence. The court of appeals dismissed the complaint. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant's complaint failed to state a claim in mandamus because he did not name any respondent who could grant the relief he sought.
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