A trial judge cannot impose both a prison term and community control (probation) for the same offense. When a judge does so, the sentence is void and contrary to law. A Meigs County judge made this mistake as you can read in State v. Michael Francis, Meigs County Appeal No. 10CA2, 2011-Ohio-4497. Because the sentence was void, the judge should have applied the lower standard for Francis's motion to withdraw his plea even though the motion to withdraw his plea was filed after Francis was sentenced in error.
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