Case Title: State v. McWilliams

Citation: 1997-Ohio-249

Docket Number: 19962459

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1997-03-05T00:00:00Z

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THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, V. MCWILLIAMS, APPELLEE. 
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[Cite as State v. McWilliams (1997), ___ Ohio St.3d ___.] 
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Statutes -- Determining scope of an “existing sections” repeal. 
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(No. 96-2459 -- Submitted January 21, 1997 -- Decided March 5, 
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1997.) 
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APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Athens County, No. 96 CA 
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1730. 
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William R. Biddlestone, Athens County Prosecuting Attorney, and 
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Birgit Pedersen, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. 
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Jennifer D. Schaffer, Assistant State Public Defender, for appellee. 
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The discretionary appeal is allowed. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
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State v. Wilson (1997), 77 Ohio St.3d 334, ___ N.E.2d ___, and the 
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appellee’s conviction is reinstated. 
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MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and 
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LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. 
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