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State v. Watkins

SUPREME COURT OF OHIO
Dec 30, 2016
2016 Ohio 8464 (Ohio 2016)

Opinion

No. 2014–0454.

12-30-2016

The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. WATKINS, Appellant.

Ron O'Brien, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Seth L. Gilbert, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. Yeura R. Venters, Franklin County Public Defender, and David L. Strait, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.


Ron O'Brien, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Seth L. Gilbert, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Yeura R. Venters, Franklin County Public Defender, and David L. Strait, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and this cause is remanded to the court of appeals for application of State v. Moore, 149 Ohio St.3d 557, 2016-Ohio-8288, 76 N.E.3d 1127.

O'CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, LANZINGER, FRENCH, and O'NEILL, JJ., concur.

O'DONNELL and KENNEDY, JJ., dissent.


Summaries of

State v. Watkins

SUPREME COURT OF OHIO
Dec 30, 2016
2016 Ohio 8464 (Ohio 2016)
Case details for

State v. Watkins

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. WATKINS, APPELLANT.

Court:SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

Date published: Dec 30, 2016

Citations

2016 Ohio 8464 (Ohio 2016)
150 Ohio St. 3d 366
81 N.E.3d 1241

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