Case Title: State v. Pierce

Citation: 2008-Ohio-6248

Docket Number: 

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2008-12-09T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Cite as State v. Pierce, 120 Ohio St.3d 321, 2008-Ohio-6248.] 
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THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. PIERCE, APPELLANT. 
[Cite as State v. Pierce, 120 Ohio St.3d 321, 2008-Ohio-6248.] 
Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of State v. Ferguson. 
(No. 2007-1605 — Submitted October 14, 2008 — Decided December 9, 2008.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County,  
No. 88470, 2007-Ohio-3665. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority 
of State v. Ferguson, 120 Ohio St.3d 7, 2008-Ohio-4824, 896 N.E.2d 110. 
 
MOYER, C.J., and O’CONNOR, O'DONNELL, and CUPP, JJ., concur. 
 
PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, and LANZINGER, JJ., dissent for the 
reasons stated in the dissenting opinion of LANZINGER, J., in State v. Ferguson. 
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William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Mary H. 
McGrath, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
 
Robert L. Tobik, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and Cullen Sweeney, 
Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. 
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