Case Name: The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Mercier, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2016-01-19
Citations: 145 Ohio St. 3d 123
Docket Number: Nos. 2014-1409 and 2014-1411
Parties: The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Mercier, Appellant.
Judges: O’Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lanzinger, French, and O’Neill, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 145
Pages: 123–124

Head Matter:
The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Mercier, Appellant.
[Cite as State v. Mercier, 145 Ohio St.3d 123, 2016—Ohio-128.]
(Nos. 2014-1409 and 2014-1411
Submitted November 17, 2015
Decided January 19, 2016.)

Opinion:
{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, the trial court's sentencing order is vacated, and the cause is remanded to the trial court on the authority of State v. South, 144 Ohio St.3d 295, 2015-Ohio-3930, 42 N.E.3d 734.
Ron O'Brien, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Michael P. Walton, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.
Yeura R. Venters, Franklin County Public Defender, and Timothy E. Pierce, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
O'Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lanzinger, French, and O'Neill, JJ., concur.
Kennedy, J., concurs in judgment only.
O'Donnell, J., dissents.