Ohio Supreme Court

State v. Kennedy

December 10, 2024178 Ohio St. 3d 578

Summary

The Ohio Supreme Court held that eligibility for judicial release under R.C. 2929.20 is determined separately for each stated prison term, with the applicable subsection informed by the aggregate of all nonmandatory prison terms, and reversed the appellate court’s judgment, remanding for the trial court to assess whether Kennedy satisfied the required waiting period.