Prosecutors believe a suspended Boardman attorney should serve some prison time, and are appealing a sentence handed down for his part in the Oakhill public corruption case.

Pointing out that out that Martin Yavorcik was convicted of a first-degree felony for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty has filed a notice that he intends to file a cross-appeal of Yavorcik's sentence of community control.

In addition to the five years of community control, also known as probation, Cuyahoga County Judge Janet Burnside sentenced the 42-year-old former candidate for Mahoning County Prosecutor to one year house arrest and a fine of $1,000.

Ohio Attorney General spokesman Dan Tierney tells 21 News that the state believes that Yavorcik should have been sentenced to some prison time.

Yavorcik has already notified the court that he is appealing his conviction on charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, conspiracy, bribery, tampering with records, and money laundering.

Judge Burnside granted Yavorcik's motion asking that he declared indigent, and ordered that a public defender be appointed to represent him, and that the state pay the estimated $10,000 needed to pay for the transcripts of his trial.

Yavorcik told the court that because he has placed his law license on inactive status as part of his sentence, he is relying on family members to provide for his needs.

The Ohio Supreme Court has since suspended Yavorcik from practicing law.

Yavorcik was convicted of participating in a criminal conspiracy which prosecutors say illegally tried to hinder Mahoning County from purchasing the Oakhill Renaissance Place complex and subsequently tried to cover up the criminal activity.

Investigators say Yavorcik ran for Mahoning County Prosecutor in 2008 under the assumption he would end the criminal investigation into the Oakhill matter. He also received improper benefits, including cash, according to prosecutors.

Two co-defendants, former Mahoning County Commissioner John McNally and former Mahoning County Auditor Michael Sciortino, previously pleaded guilty in February for their roles in the corruption case.

Both men have been placed on probation for their crimes as part of a plea deal.