[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State
v. Thomas, Slip Opinion No. 

.]




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                          SLIP OPINION NO. 

             THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. THOMAS, APPELLEE.
  [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it
      may be cited as State v. Thomas, Slip Opinion No. 

.]
Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded for application of State
        v. Mays.
   (No. 2024-0832―Submitted October 22, 2024―Decided October 31, 2024.)
                APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Marion County,
                              No. 9-23-65, 

.
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        The below judgment of the court was joined by KENNEDY, C.J., and
FISCHER, DEWINE, and DETERS, JJ. DONNELLY, STEWART, and BRUNNER, JJ.,
dissented and would affirm the court of appeals’ judgment for the reasons set forth
in Justice Brunner’s dissenting opinion in Mays.
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        {¶ 1} The judgment of the Third District Court of Appeals is reversed, and
the cause is remanded to that court for application of State v. Mays, 2024-Ohio-
4616.
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        Raymond A. Grogan Jr., Marion County Prosecuting Attorney, for
appellant.
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