Title: State v. Montecalvo

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, V. MONTECALVO, APPELLEE. 
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[Cite as State v. Montecalvo (1996), ___ Ohio St.3d ___.] 
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Criminal law -- Res judicata -- Doctrine bars convicted defendant from 
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raising and litigating in any proceeding, except an appeal from that 
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judgment, any defense that was raised or could have been raised by 
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defendant at trial. 
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(No. 95-2337 -- Submitted October 16, 1996 -- Decided November 
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13, 1996.) 
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APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lorain County, No. 
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95CA006041. 
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Gregory A. White, Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, and Lisa 
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Milasky, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. 
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Sternberg, Newman & Weisman and Richard Sternberg, for appellee. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
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State v. Szefcyk (1996), ___ Ohio St.3d ___, ___ N.E.2d ___, decided this 
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day. 
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MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER and 
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STRATTON, JJ., concur. 
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COOK, J., not participating. 
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