Title: State v. Dixon

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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Thomas J. Moyer.                                                                 
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The State of Ohio, Appellant, v. Dixon, Appellee.                                
[Cite as State v. Dixon (1995),     Ohio St.3d    .]                             
Criminal law -- Firearm offenses -- R.C. 2929.71(A) -- State                     
     must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that firearm was                       
     operable for imposition of additional three years of                        
     actual incarceration for possession of firearm at time of                   
     offense -- Proof beyond a reasonable doubt can be                           
     established by testimony of lay witnesses who were in a                     
     position to observe the instrument and circumstances                        
     surrounding the crime.                                                      
     (No. 94-220 -- Submitted February 7, 1995 -- Decided March                  
15, 1995.)                                                                       
     Certified by the Court of Appeals for Greene County, No.                    
93 CA 18.                                                                        
                                                                                 
     William F. Schenck, Greene County Prosecuting Attorney,                     
and Robert K. Hendrix, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for                       
appellant.                                                                       
     Martin, McCarty, Richman & Wright Co., L.P.A., and Gary E.                  
Wright, for appellee.                                                            
                                                                                 
     The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed as to the                  
certified issue only, and the judgment of the trial court is                     
reinstated on the authority of State v. Murphy (1990), 49 Ohio                   
St.3d 206, 551 N.E.2d 932.                                                       
     Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Wright, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney,                        
Pfeifer and Cook, JJ., concur.