Case Name: Berry v. Lucas Cty. Bd. of Commrs.
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2010-08-25
Citations: 126 Ohio St. 3d 1541
Docket Number: 2010-0740
Parties: Berry v. Lucas Cty. Bd. of Commrs.
Judges: Lanzinger, J., dissents.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 126
Pages: 1541–1542

Head Matter:
2010-0740.
Berry v. Lucas Cty. Bd. of Commrs.

Opinion:
Certified Question of State Law, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Western Division, No. 3:08CV3005. On review of preliminary memoranda pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. 18.6. The court will answer the following question:
"May a prisoner reimbursement policy adopted by a board of county commissioners pursuant to [R.C.] 341.19 require a convicted criminal offender to reimburse the county for the costs it incurred as a result of the offender's confinement in a local detention facility prior to the commencement of sentence?"
Lanzinger, J., dissents.