Case Title: State v. Lees

Citation: 2012-Ohio-5909

Docket Number: 2012-1534

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as 
State v. Lees, Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-5909.] 
 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2012-OHIO-5909 
THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. LEES, APPELLANT. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets,  
it may be cited as State v. Lees, Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-5909.] 
Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on the authority of In re Bruce S.  
(No. 2012-1534—Submitted December 13, 2012—Decided December 18, 2012. 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 12AP-243. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
In re Bruce S., ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2012-Ohio-5696, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, and the 
cause is remanded to the trial court for the limited purpose of holding a 
classification hearing consistent with In re Bruce S. 
O’CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’DONNELL, 
LANZINGER, and CUPP, JJ., concur. 
KENNEDY, J., not participating. 
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Ron O’Brien, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Steven L. 
Taylor, Chief Counsel, Appellate Division, for appellee. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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Timothy Young, Ohio Public Defender, and Francisco E. Lüttecke and 
Jason A. Macke, Assistant Public Defenders, for appellant. 
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