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State v. Ortiz

Supreme Court of Ohio
Apr 7, 2010
925 N.E.2d 138 (Ohio 2010)

Opinion

No. 2009-1925.

Submitted March 31, 2010.

Decided April 7, 2010.

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 91819, 2009-Ohio-4982.

William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Kristen L. Sobieski, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.


{¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is accepted.

{¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals holding that the felonious assault counts were allied offenses of similar import committed with a single animus and that the attempted murder and felonious assault counts were allied offenses of similar import committed with a single animus is reversed on the authority of State v. Williams, 124 Ohio St.3d 381, 201O-Ohio-147, 922 N.E.2d 937. The judgment of the trial court is reinstated.

MOYER, C.J., and LUNDBERG STRATTON, O'CONNOR, O'DONNELL, and CUPP, JJ., concur.

The late Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer participated in the deliberations in, and the final resolution of, this case prior to his death.

PFEIFER and LANZINGER, JJ., dissent and would affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.


Summaries of

State v. Ortiz

Supreme Court of Ohio
Apr 7, 2010
925 N.E.2d 138 (Ohio 2010)
Case details for

State v. Ortiz

Case Details

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

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Apr 7, 2010

Citations

925 N.E.2d 138 (Ohio 2010)
925 N.E.2d 138
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