Title: State v. Ayers

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as State v. Ayers, 113 Ohio St.3d 180, 2007-Ohio-1385.] 
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THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. AYERS, APPELLEE. 
[Cite as State v. Ayers, 113 Ohio St.3d 180, 2007-Ohio-1385.] 
Inmate’s request for DNA testing – Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on the 
authority of State v. Buehler. 
(No. 2006-0276 — Submitted March 14, 2007 — Decided April 11, 2007.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, 
No. 86006, 2005-Ohio-6972. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
State v. Buehler, 113 Ohio St.3d 114, 2007-Ohio-1246, 863 N.E.2d 124, and the 
cause is remanded to the court of appeals for consideration of appellee’s 
remaining assignments of error. 
 
MOYER, C.J., PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR, O’DONNELL 
and CUPP, JJ., concur. 
 
LANZINGER, J., dissents for the reasons stated in her dissenting opinion in 
State v. Buehler. 
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William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Mary H. 
McGrath, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. 
 
Robert L. Tobik, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and John T. Martin, 
Assistant Public Defender, for appellee. 
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