Ohio Supreme Court, 2003

State v. Townsend

Ohio Supreme Court · Decided November 12, 2003 · Connor, Donnell, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney

100 Ohio St. 3d 246; 797 N.E.2d 1283

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State v. Stigall, Unpublished Decision (6-3-2005) (Ohio Ct. App. 2005)

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Opinion of the Court

{¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is allowed.

{¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and the cause is remanded to the trial court to apply State v. Comer, 99 Ohio St.3d 463, 2003-Ohio-4165, 793 N.E.2d 473.

Moyer, C.J., Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, O’Connor and O’Donnell, JJ., concur. Lundberg Stratton, J., dissents.

Dissenting Opinion

Lundberg Stratton, J.,

dissenting.

Peter J. Wagner and Andy P. Hart, for appellant.

{¶ 3} For the reasons expressed in Judge Grady’s dissent in State v. Comer, 99 Ohio St.3d 463, 2003-Ohio-4165, 793 N.E.2d 473, ¶ 28-39, I respectfully dissent.

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