[Cite as State v. Snyder, 2013-Ohio-1135.]
COURT OF APPEALS
STARK COUNTY, OHIO
FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
: JUDGES:
STATE OF OHIO : W. Scott Gwin, P.J.
: William B. Hoffman, J.
Plaintiff-Appellee : Patricia A. Delaney, J.
:
-vs- : Case No. 2013 CA 00006
:
:
JOSEPH SNYDER : OPINION
Defendant-Appellant
CHARACTER OF PROCEEDING: Criminal Appeal from Stark County
Court of Common Pleas Case Nos.
2009-CR-2017(B), 2010-CR-0370(A),
and 2010-CR-0074
JUDGMENT: Dismissed
DATE OF JUDGMENT ENTRY: March 22, 2013
APPEARANCES:
For Plaintiff-Appellee For Defendant-Appellant
JOHN D. FERRERO JOSEPH SNYDER
Prosecuting Attorney Inmate No. 591-517
Stark County, Ohio Loraine Correctional Institution
2500 S. Avon-Belden Road
BY: KATHLEEN O. TATARSKY Grafton, Ohio 44044
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Appellate Section
110 Central Plaza, South – Suite 510
Canton, Ohio 44702-1413
[Cite as State v. Snyder, 2013-Ohio-1135.]
Gwin, P.J.
{¶1} Appellant, Joseph Snyder, appeals from a judgment overruling his motion
for jail time credit. Appellee is the State of Ohio.
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND CASE
{¶2} In 2009 and 2010, the Stark County Grand Jury returned three indictments
against appellant on accumulated charges of twenty-five counts of breaking and
entering, eight counts of burglary, two counts of theft, one count of petty theft and four
counts of receiving stolen property. He pleaded guilty to all counts on August 23, 2010.
He was sentenced to an aggregate concurrent sentence of five years. By separate
entries filed September 13, 2010, he was given 256 days of credit for time served in
Case No 2009CR2017B, 233 days of credit for time served in Case No. 2010CR0074,
and 193 days of credit in case number 2010CR0370A. He did not appeal from these
entries.
{¶3} Appellant filed a motion for jail time credit seeking 256 days in each of the
three cases. The trial court overruled the motion on October 15, 2010. He did not
appeal this judgment.
{¶4} Appellant filed a second motion for jail time credit on November 15, 2012,
arguing that he is entitled to jail credit of 256 days in each of the three cases, based on
State v. Fugate, 117 Ohio St.3d 261, 2008-Ohio-856, 883 N.E.2d 440. The trial court
overruled his motion on December 17, 2012. He assigns one error on appeal:
{¶5} “APPELLANT WAS DENIED EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE OHIO
AND UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND THE DECISION IN STATE V. FUGATE
AND STATE V. ANDERSON WHEN TRIAL COURT DENIED HIS MOTION FOR
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AGGREGATE JAIL TIME CREDIT FOR 3 CONCURRENT CASES ON DECEMBER 17,
2012.”
{¶6} This Court has previously held that an order overruling a defendant’s
subsequent motion for credit for jail time is not a final, appealable order, as the
defendant should have pursued a direct appeal from the original entry which established
jail time credit. State v. Magee, 5th Dist. No. 04-CA-13, 2005-Ohio-483, ¶8, citing State
v. Tulley, 5th Dist. No. 2001CA00313, 2002-Ohio-1290.
{¶7} In the instant case, as in Magee and Tulley, appellant failed to file an
appeal from the original entry concerning jail time credit filed by the court in September
13, 2010. An appeal as to that entry is untimely, as the time within which an appeal
must be filed is thirty days pursuant to App. R. 4(A). The December 17, 2012, judgment
is not a final, appealable order.
{¶8} Further, this Court has held that when a defendant has filed a second
motion for jail time credit after his first motion has been overruled, there is no difference
between this second motion and a motion for reconsideration of the trial court’s prior
ruling on the first motion for jail time credit. State v. Ward, 5th Dist. No. 2005-CA-0092,
2007-Ohio-301, ¶18. Because a motion for reconsideration is a nullity at the trial court
level, any judgment resulting from such a motion is also a nullity, and the appellate court
is without jurisdiction to review issues that should have been raised in an earlier appeal.
Id. at ¶19.
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{¶9} Because the judgment appealed from is not a final, appealable order, the
appeal is dismissed.
By: Gwin, P.J. and
Delaney, J. concur;
Hoffman, J. dissents
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JUDGES
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Hoffman, J., dissenting
{¶10} I respectfully dissent from the majority’s analysis and disposition of this
appeal.
{¶11} While I recognize the ultimate result is the same as it pertains to
Appellant, I believe the entry appealed from is a final appealable order. I find the
argument raised is barred by res judicata; therefore, I would affirm the trial court’s
judgment rather than dismiss the appeal.
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HON. WILLIAM B. HOFFMAN
[Cite as State v. Snyder, 2013-Ohio-1135.]
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR STARK COUNTY, OHIO
FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
STATE OF OHIO :
:
Plaintiff-Appellee :
:
:
-vs- : JUDGMENT ENTRY
:
JOSEPH SNYDER :
:
Defendant-Appellant : CASE NO. 2013-CA-00006
For the reasons stated in our accompanying Memorandum-Opinion on file, the
appeal of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas is dismissed. Costs assessed to
appellant.
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JUDGES