State v. Jones

Ohio Supreme Court
State v. Jones, 120 N.E.3d 865 (Ohio 2019)
2019 Ohio 1315; 155 Ohio St. 3d 1418
Dewine, Donnelly, Kennedy

State v. Jones

Opinion of the Court

MOTION AND PROCEDURAL RULING

On review of an order certifying a conflict. The court determines that a conflict exists. The parties are ordered to brief the issue stated at page 1 of the court of appeals' entry filed January 11, 2019: "Where the state is permitted to exercise more than its allotted number of peremptory challenges in a criminal prosecution, does that circumstance constitute structural error requiring automatic reversal of a conviction, or is the defendant-appellant required to demonstrate that prejudice has resulted from the error?"

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE v. JONES
Status
Published