Case Name: The State ex rel. Galloway, Appellant, v. Lucas County Court of Common Pleas et al., Appellees
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2011-10-18
Citations: 130 Ohio St. 3d 206
Docket Number: No. 2011-0871
Parties: The State ex rel. Galloway, Appellant, v. Lucas County Court of Common Pleas et al., Appellees.
Judges: O’Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O’Donnell, Lanzinger, Cupp, and McGee Brown, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 130
Pages: 206–207

Head Matter:
The State ex rel. Galloway, Appellant, v. Lucas County Court of Common Pleas et al., Appellees.
[Cite as State ex rel. Galloway v. Lucas Cty. Court of Common Pleas, 130 Ohio St.3d 206, 2011-Ohio-5259.]
(No. 2011-0871
Submitted October 5, 2011
Decided October 18, 2011.)

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals denying the request of appellant, Carlos G. Galloway Jr., for writs of mandamus and procedendo to compel appellees, Lucas County Court of Common Pleas and Judge Denise Ann Dartt, to issue judgments in his criminal cases that comply with Crim.R. 32(C) and constitute final, appealable orders.
{¶ 2} The sentencing entries in Galloway's criminal cases fully complied with Crim.R. 32(C) by including the jury verdicts upon which the convictions are based, the sentence, and the signature of the judge and by being entered on the journal by the clerk of court. See State ex rel. Peterson v. Durkin, 129 Ohio St.3d 213, 2011-Ohio-2639, 951 N.E.2d 381, ¶ 1.
{¶ 3} Moreover, insofar as Galloway claims that one of his sentencing entries did not properly reflect the jury's verdict, he raises mere error, and he had an adequate remedy by appeal to raise the issue. See generally Manns v. Gan sheimer, 117 Ohio St.3d 251, 2008-Ohio-851, 883 N.E.2d 431, ¶ 6 ("sentencing errors are not jurisdictional and are not remediable by extraordinary writ"); State ex rel. Jelinek v. Schneider, 127 Ohio St.3d 332, 2010-Ohio-5986, 939 N.E.2d 847, ¶ 13 (neither mandamus nor procedendo will issue if the relator has an adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law).
Carlos G. Galloway Jr., pro se.
Julia R. Bates, Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, and John A. Borell, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellees.
{¶ 4} Finally, any error regarding the imposition of court costs can be challenged by appeal. State ex rel. Whittenberger v. Clarke (2000), 89 Ohio St.3d 207, 208, 729 N.E.2d 756.
{¶ 5} Therefore, the court of appeals properly denied Galloway's request for extraordinary relief in mandamus and procedendo, and we affirm that judgment.
Judgment affirmed.
O'Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Donnell, Lanzinger, Cupp, and McGee Brown, JJ., concur.