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State v. Townsend

Supreme Court of Ohio
Nov 12, 2003
797 N.E.2d 1283 (Ohio 2003)

Opinion

No. 2003-1241.

Submitted September 23, 2003.

Decided November 12, 2003.

Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Lucas County, No. L-02-1232, 2003-Ohio-2913.

Peter J. Wagner and Andy P. Hart, for appellant.


{¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is allowed.

{¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and the cause is remanded to the trial court to apply State v. Comer, 99 Ohio St.3d 463, 2003-Ohio-4165, 793 N.E.2d 473.

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

Lundberg Stratton, J., dissents.


{¶ 3} For the reasons expressed in Judge Grady's dissent in State v. Comer, 99 Ohio St.3d 463, 2003-Ohio-4165, 793 N.E.2d 473, ¶ 28-39, I respectfully dissent.


Summaries of

State v. Townsend

Supreme Court of Ohio
Nov 12, 2003
797 N.E.2d 1283 (Ohio 2003)
Case details for

State v. Townsend

Case Details

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

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Nov 12, 2003

Citations

797 N.E.2d 1283 (Ohio 2003)
100 Ohio St. 3d 246
2003 Ohio 5758

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