State v. Hartman

Summary

The Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals dismissed Deanne N. Hartman's criminal appeal for lack of a final appealable order. The trial court's sentencing entry imposed a single sentence for multiple offenses without specifying a separate sentence for each offense, and the appellate court held that it lacked jurisdiction to remand the matter.

Holdings

1. When a defendant is convicted of multiple offenses and the sentencing entry imposes only a single sentence without identifying the sentence applicable to each offense, the remaining offenses are left unsentenced and the entry is not a final appealable order.
2. When the lower court's judgment is not final, the appellate court lacks jurisdiction to remand the case and must dismiss the appeal.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the trial court's sentencing entry was a final appealable order when it imposed a single sentence for multiple offenses without specifying a separate sentence for each offense.
2. Whether the appellate court had jurisdiction to remand the case to the trial court to correct the nonfinal sentencing entry.

Disposition

dismissed