State of Ohio v. Jermain Thomas, Case No. 2015-0473
Eighth District Court of Appeals (Cuyahoga County)

ISSUE: Is a defendant who commits a criminal offense before July 1, 1996, but is sentenced years later, in 2014, subject to the sentencing laws in effect at the time of the offense, or subject to the sentencing provisions of Senate Bill 2, effective July 1, 1996, or the sentencing provisions of House Bill 86, effective Sept. 30, 2011?