Title: State v. Brooks

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. Brooks, Slip Opinion No. 2009-Ohio-6409.] 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2009-OHIO-6409 
THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. BROOKS, APPELLEE. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as State v. Brooks, Slip Opinion No. 2009-Ohio-6409.] 
Discretionary appeal accepted, judgment of the court of appeals reversed, and 
cause remanded to the court of appeals to apply State v. Brewer. 
(No. 2009-1516 — Submitted November 17, 2009 — Decided  
December 10, 2009.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 91730, 
2009-Ohio-3286. 
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{¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is accepted. 
{¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed and the cause is 
remanded to the court of appeals to apply State v. Brewer, 121 Ohio St.3d 202, 
2009-Ohio-593, 903 N.E.2d 284. 
 
MOYER, C.J., and LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR, O’DONNELL, and 
CUPP, JJ., concur. 
 
PFEIFER and LANZINGER, JJ., dissent. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Mary H. 
McGrath and Brian M. McDonough, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for 
appellant. 
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