Case Name: The State of Ohio, Appellant, v. Pernell, Appellee
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1968-07-08
Citations: 15 Ohio App. 2d 221
Docket Number: No. 1353
Parties: The State of Ohio, Appellant, v. Pernell, Appellee.
Judges: Q-ueRnset, P, J., Younger and Cole, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio Appellate Reports, Second Series
Volume: 15
Pages: 221–221

Head Matter:
The State of Ohio, Appellant, v. Pernell, Appellee.
(No. 1353
Decided July 8, 1968.)
Mr. Robert L. Balyeat, prosecuting attorney, for appellant.

Opinion:
Pee Curiam.
This is an attempt by the state of Ohio by the mere filing of a notice of appeal to perfect an appeal as of right from a judgment of the Common Pleas Court for defendant entered pursuant to the sustaining of a demurrer to the indictment. Under the provisions of Section 6 of Article IV of the Constitution of Ohio, as it existed at the time this appeal was attempted to be perfected, and under the provisions of Section 4 of Article IV of the Constitution of Ohio, effective May 7, 1968 (Euclid v. Heaton, 15 Ohio St. 2d 65), Courts of Appeals have "such jurisdiction as may be provided by law, ' ' i. e., as determined by the Legislature. Notwithstanding that the Legislature has provided a means of review of a ruling of a trial court on a demurrer to an indictment, which review is still discretionary with the Courts of Appeals (see State v. Benjamin [Euclid v. Heaton], 15 Ohio St. 2d 65, and Section 2945.67 et seq., Revised Code), there is no existing legislative enactment providing for an appeal as of right by the state of Ohio, by the mere filing of a notice of appeal, from a judgment of a Common Pleas Court in favor of defendant in a criminal action, whether or not jeopardy has attached. Compare Toledo v. Crews, 174 Ohio St. 253, and State v. Dodge, 10 Ohio App. 2d 92 (affirmed 15 Ohio St. 2d 65).
Appeal dismissed.
Q-ueRnset, P, J., Younger and Cole, JJ., concur.