Case Name: Carl Decker v. State of Ohio
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1925
Citations: 3 Ohio Law Abs. 739
Docket Number: No. 19056
Parties: Carl Decker v. State of Ohio.
Judges: Marshall, CJ., Jones, Matthias, Day, Kin-kade and Robinson, JJ., concur.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 3
Pages: 739–740

Head Matter:
No. 971
No. 19056
Carl Decker v. State of Ohio.
Error to the Court of Appeals of Preble County.
770. MISDEMEANOR—1. A person charged with misdemeanor under the Crabbe Act is permitted to defend in person or by counsel.
2. Such person has the right to be. heard in argument through counsel upon conclusion of the evidence.

Opinion:
ALLEN, J.
1. The provision of Article 1, Section 10, of the Ohio Constitution which allows an accused person in any trial in any court to appear and defend in person and with counsel, is applicable to misdemeanor trials arising un der the Crabbe Act for unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor.
2.Under Article 1, Section 10, of the Ohio Constitution, a defendant charged with misdemeanor has a constitutional right to be heard in argument through counsel after the evidence is concluded.
Judgment reversed.
Marshall, CJ., Jones, Matthias, Day, Kin-kade and Robinson, JJ., concur.