State v. Jones, Unpublished Decision (9-30-2002)
State v. Jones, Unpublished Decision (9-30-2002)
Opinion of the Court
{¶ 3} On April 29, 2002, appellant filed a Motion for Relief from Judgment, pursuant to Civ.R. 60(A), seeking to have the trial court correct the 1997 Judgment Entry through a Nunc Pro Tunc Judgment. By Judgment Entry filed May 10, 2002, the trial court overruled the motion.
{¶ 4} It is from the May 10, 2002, Judgment Entry that appellant appeals, raising the following assignment of error:
{¶ 5} "THE TRIAL COURT ERRED TO THE PREJUDICE OF WALTER E. JONES' RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS OF THE LAW WHEN IT ARBITRARILY OVERRULED HIS CIV. R. 60(A) MOTION TO ENTER A NUNC PRO TUNC ENTRY CORRECTING THE JUDGMENT EFFECTING THE SENTENCE ON EXECUTION IN THE CASE IN BAR."
{¶ 6} This case comes to us on the accelerated calender. App.R. 11.1, which governs accelerated calender cases, provides, in pertinent part:
{¶ 7} "(E) Determination and judgment on appeal. The appeal will be determined as provided by App.R. 11. 1. It shall be sufficient compliance with App.R. 12(A) for the statement of the reason for the court's decision as to each error to be in brief and conclusionary form. The decision may be by judgment entry in which case it will not be published in any form."
{¶ 8} This appeal shall be considered in accordance with the aforementioned rule.
{¶ 9} In appellant's sole assignment of error, appellant seeks a nunc pro tunc correction to the 1997 Judgment Entry which incorrectly stated that appellant was sentenced to seven years instead of four years in prison for aggravated robbery. The relief which appellant seeks was previously granted by the trial court when it issued a Nunc Pro Tunc Judgment Entry on May 1, 2001. In that Nunc Pro Tunc Judgment, the trial court corrected the Judgment Entry, in relevant part, to state that appellant was sentenced to four years in prison for the aggravated robbery, rather than seven years in prison. Therefore, appellant's motion was moot. Accordingly, appellant's appeal is moot.
{¶ 10} Therefore, appellants assignment of error is overruled as moot.
{¶ 11} The judgment of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas is hereby affirmed.
By Edwards, J., Gwin, P.J. and Farmer, J. concur.
Topic: Agg. Robbery — Motion for Relief
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