Ohio Supreme Court, 2010

Berry v. Lucas Cty. Bd. of Commrs.

Berry v. Lucas Cty. Bd. of Commrs.
Ohio Supreme Court · Decided August 25, 2010 · Lanzinger
126 Ohio St. 3d 1541; 932 N.E.2d 337

Berry v. Lucas Cty. Bd. of Commrs.

Opinion of the Court

Certified Question of State Law, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Western Division, No. 3:08CV3005. On review of preliminary memoranda pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. 18.6. The court will answer the following question:

*1542“May a prisoner reimbursement policy adopted by a board of county commissioners pursuant to [R.C.] 341.19 require a convicted criminal offender to reimburse the county for the costs it incurred as a result of the offender’s confinement in a local detention facility prior to the commencement of sentence?”

Lanzinger, J., dissents.

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