State v. Trivett, Unpublished Decision (11-25-2002)
State v. Trivett, Unpublished Decision (11-25-2002)
Opinion of the Court
¶ 2 On March 15, 1991, appellant was convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide under R.C.
¶ 3 While on probation, appellant fled the jurisdiction. On August 7, 1998, an affidavit alleging a probation violation was filed. Appellant was later discovered serving a 33-month prison sentence in South Carolina.
¶ 4 On November 30, 2001, a probation revocation hearing was held wherein it was revealed that appellant had been convicted in South Carolina of "being drunk behind the wheel and attempting to hit a police officer." Appellant's Ohio probation was revoked and the previously suspended five-to-ten-year prison sentence was imposed. Judgment was entered December 7, 2001, and the trial court separately entered a statement crediting appellant with 70 days on December 19, 2001. Appellant appeals the decision raising three assignments of error:
Assignment of Error No. 1
¶ 5 Appellant argues that the mandatory language of R.C."THE TRIAL COURT ERRED TO THE PREJUDICE OF DEFENDANT-APPELLANT IN FAILING TO SET FORTH THE CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED IN ITS SENTENCING ENTRY."
¶ 6 For offenses committed prior to July 1, 1996, R.C.
¶ 7 The trial court's duties in this regard are set out in Ohio Adm. Code
¶ 8 "The sentencing court determines the amount of time the prisoner served before being sentenced. The court must make a factual determination of the number of days credit to which the prisoner is entitled by law and, if the prisoner is committed to a penal or reformatory institution, forward a statement of the number of days confinement which he is entitled by law to have credited. This information is required to be included within the journal entry imposing the sentence." See, also, former Crim.R. 32.2(D).
¶ 9 R.C.
¶ 10 R.C.
¶ 11 While the sentencing court did not set forth the credit for time served in its sentencing entry, it did file a separate entry crediting appellant with time served. The statement of time served, filed on December 19, 2001, indicates that "[t]he court hereby determines that the defendant has served Seventy (70) days including travel time, under this case number." A separate entry, filed by the court, is an appropriate method to notify the APA of credit for time served. See Statev. Crane (Apr. 1, 1986), Franklin App. No. 85AP-780, at 5. Therefore, the court performed its duty to notify the APA of appellant's credit for time served prior to being sentenced.
¶ 12 Appellant argues he was denied the right to be heard as to the computation or accuracy of the credit. However, appellant addressed the court on the subject. At appellant's probation violation hearing he stated, "my previous six years seven month [sic] I believe should be credited toward the new sentence." The trial court answered by stating that it is "up to the Parole Board."
¶ 13 Pursuant to R.C.
¶ 14 Appellant was permitted to address the trial court as to the computation or accuracy of the credit and the trial court answered appellant. Therefore, appellant was not denied the right to be heard as to the computation or accuracy of the credit.
¶ 15 Appellant also argues he is entitled to credit for time served while being held in the state of South Carolina awaiting delivery to Ohio. Appellant argues that when he had completed his South Carolina sentence he was not free to leave. Appellant maintains he was released only to go to Ohio. Therefore, appellant argues he was held solely on the Clermont County detainer.
¶ 16 Appellant can receive credit while being held in the state of South Carolina awaiting delivery to Ohio only if he was held solely on the Clermont County detainer. See State v. Jordan (Aug. 10, 2000), Cuyahoga App. No. 76488, at 1. The statement of time served states, "[t]he court hereby determines that the defendant has served Seventy (70) days including travel time, under this case number." There is nothing to indicate that the seventy days with which appellant is credited does not include the time he spent in South Carolina awaiting delivery to Ohio. Consequently, there is no indication that appellant has not received credit for time served while being held in the state of South Carolina awaiting delivery to Ohio. Therefore, the first assignment of error is overruled.
Assignment of Error No. 2
¶ 17 Appellant argues the double jeopardy clauses of the United States and Ohio Constitutions prohibit a trial court from increasing a defendant's sentence upon revocation of his probation where the defendant has served part of the sentence. Appellant maintains that because the five-to-ten year sentence was greater than the original four-to-ten year sentence, his sentence was increased."THE TRIAL COURT ERRED TO THE PREJUDICE OF THE DEFENDANT-APPELLANT WHEN IT INCREASED THE DEFENDANT-APPELLANT'S MINIMUM SENTENCE UPON FINDING OF PROBATION VIOLATION."
¶ 18 However, appellant's sentence was not increased upon revocation of his probation. Appellant withdrew his guilty plea, plead anew, and was given a five-to-ten year sentence. App.R. 4(A) requires that a party file a notice of appeal, required by App.R. 3, "within thirty days of the later of entry of the judgment or order appealed." SeeState v. Bay (2001),
¶ 19 Consequently, there was no violation of double jeopardy principles. See State v. Draper (1991),
Assignment of Error No. 3
¶ 20 Appellant argues he is entitled to have his South Carolina sentence served concurrent with his Ohio sentence pursuant to R.C."THE TRIAL COURT ERRED TO THE PREJUDICE OF THE DEFENDANT IN FAILING TO CONSIDER THE TIME OF INCARCERATION SERVED UNDER A FOREIGN STATE CONCURRENT SENTENCE."
¶ 21 However, R.C.
¶ 22 Appellant fled Ohio's jurisdiction while under probation. While in South Carolina, appellant was convicted of "being drunk behind the wheel and attempting to hit a police officer." Appellant was sentenced in South Carolina to a 33-month term in prison. The South Carolina sentence was completed on August 16, 2001. Therefore, the South Carolina sentence was not currently existing when appellant's prior sentence was reinstated for the parole violation on November 30, 2001.
¶ 23 Additionally, the trial court did address appellant's incarceration in South Carolina. At the probation violation hearing, the trial court informed appellant that "the State of South Carolina has no jurisdiction, no control over me as to what sentence I impose, whether it's concurrent or consecutive, and under the old law that you were convicted of, any probation violation was by law served consecutively to any other sentence."
¶ 24 We find no error. Therefore, the third assignment of error is overruled.
Judgment affirmed.
WALSH, P.J., and POWELL, J., concur.
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