Case Title: State v. Johnson

Citation: 2010-Ohio-4983

Docket Number: 20101149

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2010-10-19T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as 
State v. Johnson, Slip Opinion No. 2010-Ohio-4983.] 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2010-OHIO-4983 
THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. JOHNSON, APPELLEE. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as State v. Johnson, Slip Opinion No. 2010-Ohio-4983.] 
Discretionary appeal accepted, judgment of the court of appeals reversed in part 
on the authority of State v. Evans, and cause remanded to the trial court 
for resentencing consistent with State v. Evans. 
(No. 2010-1149 — Submitted September 28, 2010 — Decided October 19, 2010.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 93605, 
2010-Ohio-1986. 
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{¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is accepted. 
{¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
State v. Evans, 113 Ohio St.3d 100, 2007-Ohio-861, 863 N.E.2d 113, to the extent 
that the court of appeals held that the defendant was entitled to a de novo 
resentencing, and the cause is remanded to the trial court for resentencing, 
consistent with State v. Evans, on the portion of the sentence found to be imposed 
in error. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR, O’DONNELL, and CUPP, JJ., 
concur. 
 
BROWN, C.J., and LANZINGER, J., dissent and would not accept the 
discretionary appeal. 
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William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and T. Allan 
Regas, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. 
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