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. 2020-Ohio-3747.] 
 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2020-OHIO-3747 
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. 2020-Ohio-3747.] 
Judgment reversed on the authority of State v. Miller, convictions reinstated, and 
cause remanded. 
(No. 2019-1460―Submitted July 8, 2020―Decided July 21, 2020.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, 
No. 107956, 2019-Ohio-3769. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
State v. Miller, __ Ohio St.3d __, 2020-Ohio-1420, __ N.E.3d __, and appellee 
Keyon Smith’s guilty pleas and convictions are reinstated.  We remand the cause 
to the court of appeals for consideration of Smith’s remaining assignments of error. 
O’CONNOR, C.J., and KENNEDY, FISCHER, DEWINE, and STEWART, JJ., 
concur. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
 
2
FRENCH and DONNELLY, JJ., would instruct the court of appeals to apply 
Miller on remand. 
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Michael C. O’Malley, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and 
Gregory Ochocki, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. 
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