Case Title: State v. Washington

Citation: 2016-Ohio-5152

Docket Number: 

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2016-07-29T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State 
v. Washington, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-5152.] 
 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2016-OHIO-5152 
THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. WASHINGTON, APPELLEE. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as State v. Washington, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-5152.] 
Judgment reversed and cause remanded to the trial court for further proceedings 
on the authority of State v. J.M. 
(Nos. 2016-0003 and 2016-0152—Submitted June 1, 2016—Decided July 29, 
2016.) 
APPEAL from and CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, 
No. 15AP-538, 2015-Ohio-4970. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and the cause is 
remanded to the trial court for further proceedings on the authority of State v. J.M., 
___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2016-Ohio-2803, ___ N.E.3d ___. 
 
O’CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, KENNEDY, 
FRENCH, and O’NEILL, JJ., concur. 
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SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
 
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Ron O’Brien, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Barbara A. 
Farnbacher, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. 
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