Case Name: The State of Ohio, Appellant, v. McWilliams, Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1997-03-05
Citations: 78 Ohio St. 3d 1
Docket Number: No. 96-2459
Parties: The State of Ohio, Appellant, v. McWilliams, Appellee.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 78
Pages: 1–2

Head Matter:
The State of Ohio, Appellant, v. McWilliams, Appellee.
[Cite as State v. McWilliams (1997), 78 Ohio St.3d 1.]
(No. 96-2459
Submitted January 21, 1997
Decided March 5, 1997.)
William R. Biddlestone, Athens County Prosecuting Attorney, and Birgit Pedersen, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.
Jennifer D. Schaffer, Assistant State Public Defender, for appellee.

Opinion:
The discretionary appeal is allowed.
The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of State v. Wilson (1997), 77 Ohio St.3d 334, 673 N.E.2d 1347, and the appellee's conviction is reinstated.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.