Lanzinger, J., dissenting. {¶ 39} The real question here is how a sentencing error involving postrelease control should be characterized and when it should be corrected. The majority holds that Simpkins’s sentence was “void” and a nullity from the beginning. As a result, it entitles the state to a new sentencing hearing in this case. I respectfully dissent. {¶ 40} The holding that a sentence…
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