Case Name: State v. Ford
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2010-03-24
Citations: 124 Ohio St. 3d 1519
Docket Number: 2010-0235
Parties: State v. Ford.
Judges: O’Connor, O’Donnell, and Cupp, JJ., dissent.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 124
Pages: 1519–1519

Head Matter:
2010-0235.
State v. Ford.

Opinion:
Licking App. No. 2008 CA 158, 2009-Ohio-6724. On review of order certifying a conflict. The court determines that a conflict exists. The parties are to brief the issue stated in the court of appeals' Judgment Entry filed January 22, 2010:
"Whether discharging a firearm at or into a habitation (R.C. 2923.161) and a firearm specification (R.C. 2929.14(D), R.C. 2941.145) are allied offenses of similar import as defined by R.C. 2941.25(A)."
O'Connor, O'Donnell, and Cupp, JJ., dissent.
The conflict case is State v. Elko, Cuyahoga App. No. 83641, 2004-Ohio-5209.
Motion for appointment of counsel is granted. Christopher Shook of Newark, Ohio, is appointed as counsel for appellant.