State v. Smith

Full title: The State of Ohio, Appellee v. Smith, Appellant

Court: Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Jun 11, 2003

789 N.E.2d 234 (Ohio 2003)

789 N.E.2d 234

2003 Ohio 2769

Opinion

Nos. 2002-1093, 2002-1220.

Submitted May 14, 2003.

Decided June 11, 2003.

Appeal from and Certified by the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 79527, 2002-Ohio-2145.

William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Renee L. Snow, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Robert L. Tobik, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and John T. Martin, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

{¶ 1} Propositions of Law Nos. II through VI are dismissed, sua sponte, as having been improvidently allowed.

{¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on Proposition of Law No. I on the authority of State v. Fisher, 99 Ohio St.3d 127, 2003-Ohio-2761, 789 N.E.2d 222.

Moyer, C.J., Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton and O'Connor, JJ., concur.

Cook, J., not participating.