Title: State v. Owens

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as State v. Owens, 121 Ohio St.3d 83, 2009-Ohio-505.] 
 
 
THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT AND CROSS-APPELLEE, v. OWENS,  
APPELLEE AND CROSS-APPELLANT. 
[Cite as State v. Owens, 121 Ohio St.3d 83, 2009-Ohio-505.] 
Discretionary appeal accepted, judgment of the court of appeals reversed, and 
cause remanded to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with 
State v. Colon. 
(No. 2008-1759 — Submitted January 13, 2009 — Decided February 11, 2009.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County,  
No. 89948, 2008-Ohio-3555. 
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{¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is accepted on Proposition of Law No. I.  
The discretionary cross-appeal is not accepted. 
{¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed as to the court of 
appeals' holding of structural error on appellee and cross-appellant's second 
assignment of error below on the authority of State v. Colon, 119 Ohio St.3d 204, 
2008-Ohio-3749, 893 N.E.2d 169, and the cause is remanded to the trial court for 
further proceedings consistent with State v. Colon. 
 
MOYER, C.J., and LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR, O’DONNELL, and 
CUPP, JJ., concur. 
 
PFEIFER and LANZINGER, JJ., dissent. 
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William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Matthew 
E. Meyer, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant and cross-appellee. 
 
Robert L. Tobik, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and Cullen Sweeney, 
Assistant Public Defender, for appellee and cross-appellant. 
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