Title: State v. Gilbert

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as 
State v. Gilbert, Slip Opinion No. 2009-Ohio-6543.] 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2009-OHIO-6543 
THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. GILBERT, APPELLANT. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as State v. Gilbert, Slip Opinion No. 2009-Ohio-6543.] 
Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of State v. Lester, and cause 
remanded. 
(No. 2009-0610 — Submitted September 30, 2009 — Decided 
December 17, 2009.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 90615, 
2009-Ohio-463. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed as to appellant’s 
first assignment of error below (Proposition of Law No. I accepted for review in 
this court) on the authority of State v. Lester, 123 Ohio St.3d 396, 2009-Ohio-
4225, 916 N.E.2d 1038.  The cause is remanded to the court of appeals for further 
proceedings not inconsistent with State v. Lester. 
 
MOYER, 
C.J., 
and 
PFEIFER, 
LUNDBERG 
STRATTON, 
O’CONNOR, 
O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, and CUPP, JJ., concur. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Lisa 
Reitz Williamson and Kristen L. Sobieski, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for 
appellee. 
Robert L. Tobik, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and John T. Martin, 
Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. 
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