Case Title: State v. Clipps

Citation: 2020-Ohio-6748

Docket Number: 2019-1429

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2020-12-23T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State 
v. Clipps, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6748.] 
 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2020-OHIO-6748 
THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. CLIPPS, APPELLEE. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as State v. Clipps, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6748.] 
Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of State v. Townsend. 
(No. 2019-1429―Submitted December 15, 2020―Decided December 23, 2020.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, 
No. 107747, 2019-Ohio-3569. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of 
State v. Townsend, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2020-Ohio-5586, ___ N.E.3d ___. 
O’CONNOR, C.J., and KENNEDY, FRENCH, FISCHER, DEWINE, DONNELLY, 
and STEWART, JJ., concur. 
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Michael C. O’Malley, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Daniel 
T. Van, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
 
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Mark S. Stanton, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and Noelle A. Powell, 
Assistant Public Defender, for appellee, Brian Clipps. 
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