Case Title: State v. Lynch

Citation: 2012-Ohio-5730

Docket Number: 2012-1361

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2012-12-06T00:00:00Z

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[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as 
State v. Lynch, Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-5730.] 
 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2012-OHIO-5730 
STATE v. LYNCH. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as State v. Lynch, Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-5730.] 
(No. 2012-1361—Submitted December 4, 2012—Decided December 6, 2012. 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lorain County, No. 11CA010031, 2012-
Ohio-2975. 
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{¶ 1} Sua sponte, the judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the 
authority of State v. Billiter, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2012-Ohio-5144, ___ N.E.2d 
___, and the cause is remanded to the court of appeals for further proceedings 
consistent with this court’s opinion in State v. Billiter. 
O’CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, O’DONNELL, CUPP, and MCGEE BROWN, 
JJ., concur. 
LUNDBERG STRATTON and LANZINGER, JJ., dissent for the reasons stated in 
their separate opinions in State v. Billiter. 
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SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
 
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Dennis P. Will, Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, and Billie Jo 
Belcher, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
Timothy Young, Ohio Public Defender, and E. Kelly Mihocik, Assistant 
Public Defender, for appellant. 
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