[Cite as State v. Barnes, 2020-Ohio-6795.]
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
LOGAN COUNTY
STATE OF OHIO,
PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, CASE NO. 8-20-33
v.
FRANK V. JOHNATHAN BARNES, OPINION
DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
STATE OF OHIO,
PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, CASE NO. 8-20-34
v.
FRANK V. JOHNATHAN BARNES, OPINION
DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
Appeals from Logan County Common Pleas Court
Trial Court Nos. CR 18 05 0143 and CR 17 08 0274
Judgments Affirmed
Date of Decision: December 21, 2020
APPEARANCES:
Frank V. Johnathan Barnes, Appellant
Alice Robinson-Bond for Appellee
Case Nos. 8-20-33 and 8-20-34
WILLAMOWSKI, J.
{¶1} Defendant-appellant Frank Barnes (“Barnes”) brings this appeal from
judgments of the Courts of Common Pleas of Logan County denying his motion for
jail time credit. Barnes claims this was an error. For the reasons set forth below,
the judgments are affirmed.
{¶2} On December 3, 2018, a sentencing hearing was held on three separate
convictions. Tr. Trial court case number CR 17-02-0036 (“36”) was a conviction
for tampering with evidence in which Barnes had been placed on community control
for a term of five years with a 24 month prison term suspended. Tr. 3. Trial court
case number CR 17-08-0274 (“74”) was a conviction for possession of heroin in
which Barnes had been placed on community control with a reserved prison term of
12 months to be served consecutive to the time in 36. Tr. 3-4. While on community
control, Barnes was again arrested and charged for several felonies in trial court
case number 18-05-0143 (“143”). Tr. 4. A jury found Barnes guilty of multiple
felonies. Tr. 4. In 143, the trial court ordered Barnes to serve an aggregate prison
term of 90 months. Tr. 26-30. The trial court noted that in 143, Barnes was released
on his own recognizance, but was held due to the probation violations. Tr. 33. As a
result, there was no jail time credit in 143. Tr. 33.
{¶3} In 36, the trial court reserved a prison term of 24 month. Tr. 34. The
trial court gave Barnes credit for 255 days and imposed the remaining 513 days. Tr.
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34. This sentence was ordered to be served consecutive to the prison term in 143.
Tr. 34. The trial court chose to terminate the community control in 74, and did not
impose the 12 month reserved sentence. Tr. 34. These sentences were journalized
in the respective cases. Barnes appealed the judgment in 143, but did not raise an
issue regarding sentencing. On July 1, 2019, this Court affirmed the judgment of
the trial court. State v. Barnes, 3d Dist. Logan No. 8-18-67, 2019-Ohio-2634.
{¶4} On December 11, 2019, Barnes filed a motion for additional jail time
credit in 74 and143. 74Doc. 75 and 143Doc. 141. The motion was not filed in 36.
On January 27, 2020, the motion was denied. 74Doc. 77 and 143Doc. 145. Barnes
appeals from these denials and raises the following assignment of error.
The trial court abused its discretion and erred when it denied
[Barnes’] motion for jail time credit.
{¶5} The sole assignment of error alleges that the trial court erred in
calculating the amount of jail time credit. This court notes initially that in 74,
assigned appellate number 8-20-33, the trial court did not impose a prison term,
instead opting to terminate the community control sanction imposed. Thus there
was no prison term to which jail term credit could be applied.
{¶6} In 143, assigned appellate number 8-20-34, the trial court imposed a
prison term of 90 months. A review of the record shows that in 143, Barnes was
released on his own recognizance. 143Doc. 11. The time he remained in jail
awaiting trial was due to his being held for a community control violation in 36.
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The trial court made this finding at the sentencing hearing. Tr. 33. All of the jail
time credit was applied to the sentence in 36, but that case is not before us.
Additionally, Barnes is claiming that he is owed credit in 143 for jail time that
occurred before the offense in 143. That time cannot logically be credited against
the sentence imposed in 143 because there is no way he could have been held for an
offense that had yet to be committed at the time he was jailed. Based upon the
record before this Court, there is no error in the application of jail time credit. The
assignment of error is thus overruled.
{¶7} Having found no error prejudicial to the appellant in the particulars
assigned and argued, the judgments of the Court of Common Pleas of Logan County
are affirmed.
Judgments Affirmed
SHAW P.J. and ZIMMERMAN J., concur.
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