Case Title: State v. Gates

Citation: 2012-Ohio-1221

Docket Number: 2012-0030

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as 
State v. Gates, Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-1221.] 
 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2012-OHIO-1221 
THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. GATES, APPELLANT. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as State v. Gates, Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-1221.] 
Judgment of the court of appeals reversed, and cause remanded to the court of 
appeals for application of State v. Smith. 
(No. 2012-0030—Submitted March 21, 2012—Decided March 27, 2012.) 
CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Portage County, No. 2011-P-0001,  
2011-Ohio-5711. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and the cause is 
remanded to the court of appeals for application of our decision in State v. Smith, 
___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2012-Ohio-781, ___ N.E.2d ___. 
O’CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’DONNELL, 
LANZINGER, CUPP, and MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur. 
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SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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Pamela J. Holder, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Portage County 
Prosecutors Office, for appellee. 
Neil P. Agarwal, for appellant. 
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