Title: State v. Smith

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as 
State v. Smith, Slip Opinion No. 2011-Ohio-1839.] 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2011-OHIO-1839 
THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. SMITH, APPELLEE. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as State v. Smith, Slip Opinion No. 2011-Ohio-1839.] 
Judgment of the court of appeals reversed. 
(No. 2010-1345 — Submitted October 12, 2010 — Decided April 19, 2011.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lorain County, Nos. 09CA009634 and 
09CA009635, 2010-Ohio-3007. 
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{¶ 1} Sua sponte, this cause is no longer held for the decision in 2010-
1216, State ex rel. DeWine v. Burge, 128 Ohio St.3d 236, 2011-Ohio-235, 943 
N.E.2d 535. 
{¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed. 
O’CONNOR, C.J., and LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’DONNELL, CUPP, and 
MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur. 
PFEIFER and LANZINGER, JJ., dissent. 
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SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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Dennis P. Will, Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, and Billie Jo 
Belcher, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. 
Jack W. Bradley and Michael E. Stepanik, for appellee. 
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