Title: State v. Rowan

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as State v. Rowan, 104 Ohio St.3d 244, 2004-Ohio-6394.] 
 
 
THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. ROWAN, APPELLEE. 
[Cite as State v. Rowan, 104 Ohio St.3d 244, 2004-Ohio-6394.] 
Criminal law — Prosecution for escape — Court of appeals’ judgment reversed 
and cause remanded to the trial court for further proceedings on the 
authority of State v. Thompson. 
(No. 2003-0873 — Submitted November 30, 2004 — Decided December 8, 
2004.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 80540, 2003-Ohio-
2458. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
State v. Thompson, 102 Ohio St.3d 287, 2004-Ohio-2946, 809 N.E.2d 1134, and 
the cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings not inconsistent 
with State v. Thompson. 
 
MOYER, 
C.J., 
RESNICK, 
LUNDBERG 
STRATTON, 
O’CONNOR 
and 
O’DONNELL, JJ., concur. 
 
F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., dissent. 
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William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Jon W. 
Oebker, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. 
 
Robert L. Tobik, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, Carlos Warner and 
John T. Martin, Assistant Public Defenders, for appellee. 
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