Case Name: The State ex rel. Wells, Appellant, v. Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas et al., Appellees
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2009-05-27
Citations: 122 Ohio St. 3d 39
Docket Number: No. 2009-0182
Parties: The State ex rel. Wells, Appellant, v. Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas et al., Appellees.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O’Connor, O’Donnell, Lanzinger, and Cupp, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 122
Pages: 39–40

Head Matter:
The State ex rel. Wells, Appellant, v. Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas et al., Appellees.
[Cite as State ex rel. Wells v. Jefferson Cty. Court of Common Pleas, 122 Ohio St.3d 39, 2009-Ohio-2358.]
(No. 2009-0182
Submitted May 19, 2009
Decided May 27, 2009.)

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
John E. Wells Sr., pro se.
Thomas R. Straus, Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney, for appellees.
{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing a complaint for writs of mandamus and procedendo. Appellant, John E. Wells Sr., failed to allege with the requisite factual specificity that he lacked an adequate remedy at law to raise his claim that he is entitled to a new sentencing entry that complies with Crim.R. 32(C). Inmates are required to plead specific facts rather than unsupported conclusions. State ex rel. Kimbrough v. Greene, 98 Ohio St.3d 116, 2002-Ohio-7042, 781 N.E.2d 155, ¶ 13. In the absence of pleading specific facts that he had requested that his trial court issue a revised sentencing entry, Wells had an adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law by motion in the trial court. Dunn v. Smith, 119 Ohio St.3d 364, 2008-Ohio-4565, 894 N.E.2d 312, ¶ 8-9. Finally, Wells cannot add new matter to the record on appeal to attempt to establish that the trial court had, in fact, rejected his motions for resentencing. Dzina v. Celebrezze, 108 Ohio St.3d 385, 2006-Ohio-1195, 843 N.E.2d 1202, ¶ 16.
Judgment affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell, Lanzinger, and Cupp, JJ., concur.