Title: State v. Jones

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as State v. Jones, 100 Ohio St.3d 170, 2003-Ohio-5278.] 
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THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. JONES, APPELLANT. 
[Cite as State v. Jones, 100 Ohio St.3d 170, 2003-Ohio-5278.] 
Criminal law — Weapons control — Carrying concealed weapons — R.C. 
2923.12 does not unconstitutionally infringe the right to bear arms — 
Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on authority of Klein v. Leis. 
(No. 2003-0790 — Submitted September 24, 2003 — Decided October 22, 2003.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Summit County, No. 21270, 2003-Ohio-
1918. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority 
of Klein v. Leis, 99 Ohio St.3d 537, 2003-Ohio-4779, 795 N.E.2d 633. 
 
MOYER, C.J., RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER and O’DONNELL, JJ., 
concur. 
 
LUNDBERG STRATTON and O’CONNOR, JJ., dissent. 
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LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., dissenting. 
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I respectfully dissent for the reasons expressed in Justice 
O’Connor’s dissent in Klein v. Leis, 99 Ohio St.3d 537, 2003-Ohio-4779, 795 
N.E.2d 633. 
 
O’CONNOR, J., concurs in the foregoing dissenting opinion. 
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Sherri Bevan Walsh, Summit County Prosecuting Attorney, and Richard 
S. Kasay, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
 
Nicholas Swyrydenko, for appellant. 
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