Ohio Supreme Court, 2009

State v. Crager

Ohio Supreme Court · Decided September 17, 2009 · Connor, Cupp, Donnell, Lanzinger, Moyer, Pfeifer, Stratton

123 Ohio St. 3d 1210; 914 N.E.2d 1055

Cases that cite this one

6 later published cases cite this decision.

State v. Maxwell (Ohio 2014)
State v. Keck (Ohio Ct. App. 2011)
State v. Syx (Ohio Ct. App. 2010)
State v. Crager (Ohio 2009)
State v. Drummond (Ohio Ct. App. 2012)
State v. Crager (Ohio 2010)

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Opinion of the Court

{¶ 1} This court issued its judgment in this cause on December 27, 2007. State v. Crager, 116 Ohio St.3d 369, 2007-Ohio-6840, 879 N.E.2d 745.

{¶ 2} On June 29, 2009, the Supreme Court of the United States vacated that judgment and remanded the cause to this court for further consideration in light of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts (2009), 557 U.S. -, 129 S.Ct. 2527, 174 L.Ed.2d 314. Crager v. Ohio, — U.S. -, 129 S.Ct. 2856, 174 L.Ed.2d 598.

{¶ 3} Because the trial court has not had an opportunity to address the admissibility of the DNA evidence admitted at the trial in light of the holding in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, we sua sponte vacate the judgment of the trial court and remand the cause to the trial court for a new trial consistent with Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts.

Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O’Connor, O’Donnell, and Lanzinger, JJ., concur. Cupp, J., not participating.

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