Title: State v. Lyons

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as State v. Lyons, 101 Ohio St.3d 27, 2004-Ohio-27.] 
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THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. LYONS, APPELLANT. 
[Cite as State v. Lyons, 101 Ohio St.3d 94, 2004-Ohio-27.] 
Discretionary appeal accepted — Criminal law — Statutory construction — 
Effect of reenactment, amendment, or repeal — R.C. 1.58(B) does not 
apply to give a criminal defendant the benefit of a reduced sentence if by 
applying it, the court alters the nature of the offense, including 
specifications to which the defendant pled guilty or of which he was found 
guilty — Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on authority of State v. 
Kaplowitz. 
(No. 2003-1449 — Submitted December 15, 2003 — Decided January 21, 2004.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Ashtabula County, No. 2001-A-0056, 
2003-Ohio-3494. 
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The discretionary appeal is accepted. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
State v. Kaplowitz, 100 Ohio St.3d 205, 2003-Ohio-5602, 797 N.E.2d 977. 
 
MOYER, C.J., RESNICK, PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR and 
O’DONNELL, JJ., concur. 
 
F.E. SWEENEY, J., dissents. 
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Thomas L. Sartini, Ashtabula County Prosecuting Attorney, and Angela 
M. Scott, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
 
David H. Bodiker, Public Defender, and Stephen P. Hardwick, Assistant 
Public Defender, for appellant. 
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