Case Name: State v. Smith
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1998-01-28
Citations: 81 Ohio St. 3d 1430
Docket Number: 97- 2730
Parties: State v. Smith.
Judges: Douglas, F.E. Sweeney and Cook, JJ., dissent.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 81
Pages: 1430–1430

Head Matter:
97- 2730.
State v. Smith.

Opinion:
Butler App. No. CA97-01-011. On review of order certifying a conflict. The court determines that a conflict exists; the parties are to brief the issue stated at page 3 of the court of appeals' Entry Granting Motion to Certify Conflict to the Ohio Supreme Court, dated December 19,1997:
"The issue for certification is whether, when reviewing a post-conviction relief petition, the trial court must accept affidavits presented in support of the petition as true."
The conflict case is State v. Swortcheck (1995), 101 Ohio App.3d 770, 656 N.E.2d 732.
Douglas, F.E. Sweeney and Cook, JJ., dissent.