Title: State v. Smith

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, V. SMITH, APPELLANT. 
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[Cite as State v. Smith (1996), ___ Ohio St.3d ___.] 
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Criminal law -- Drug offenses -- R.C. 2925.14(H) does not violate the due 
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process or equal protection provisions of the Ohio and United States 
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Constitutions. 
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(No. 95-1183 -- Submitted June 5, 1996 -- Decided July 3, 1996.) 
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APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Washington County, No. 94 CA 
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21. 
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Robert J. Smith, for appellee. 
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David H. Bodiker, Ohio Public Defender. 
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J. Michael Westfall, Assistant Public Defender, and Janet A. Fogle, 
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Washington County Public Defender, for appellant. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals, upholding the constitutionality 
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of R.C. 2925.14(H), is affirmed on the authority of State v. Thompkins 
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(1996), 75 Ohio St.3d 558, ___ N.E.2d ___. 
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MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and 
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STRATTON, JJ., concur. 
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