Case Title: State v. Carter

Citation: 2006-Ohio-1711

Docket Number: 20041324 and 20041692

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2006-04-19T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Cite as State v. Carter, 108 Ohio St.3d 532, 2006-Ohio-1711.] 
 
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THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. CARTER, APPELLEE. 
[Cite as State v. Carter, 108 Ohio St.3d 532, 2006-Ohio-1711.] 
Criminal procedure — Court costs — Collection from indigent defendant — 
Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and judgments of the trial court 
reinstated on the authority of State v. Threatt. 
(Nos. 2004-1324 and 2004-1692 — Submitted March 15, 2006 — Decided April 
19, 2006.) 
APPEAL from and CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Stark County,  
No. 2003CA00372, 2004-Ohio-3523. 
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{¶ 1} The certified question is answered in the affirmative, the judgment 
of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of State v. Threatt, 108 Ohio 
St.3d 277, 2006-Ohio-905, 843 N.E.2d 164, and the judgments of the trial court 
denying appellee's motions to waive court costs and to vacate the order of 
garnishment are reinstated. 
 
MOYER, C.J., RESNICK, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR, O’DONNELL 
and LANZINGER, JJ., concur. 
 
PFEIFER, J., dissents for the reasons stated in his separate opinion in State 
v. White, 103 Ohio St.3d 580, 2004-Ohio-5989, 817 N.E.2d 393. 
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John D. Ferrero, Stark County Prosecuting Attorney, and Kathleen O. 
Tatarsky and Amy S. Andrews, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellant. 
 
J. Dean Carro, for appellee. 
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