THE STATE OF OHIO v. BELL
No. 2015-1893
Supreme Court of Ohio
November 2, 2016
2016-Ohio-7560
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2016-OHIO-7560
THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE AND CROSS-APPELLANT, v. BELL, APPELLANT AND CROSS-APPELLEE.
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Bell, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-7560.]
Criminal law—Due process—Preindictment delay—Sentencing—2011 Am.Sub.H.B. No. 86—Judgment affirmed on the authority of State v. Jones and State v. Thomas.
(No. 2015-1893—Submitted October 11, 2016—Decided November 2, 2016.)
APPEAL and CROSS-APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 102141, 2015-Ohio-4178.
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of State v. Jones, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2016-Ohio-5105, ___ N.E.3d ___, with respect to the issues raised in the appeal, and on the authority of State v. Thomas, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2016-Ohio-5567, ___ N.E.3d ___, with respect to the issues raised in the cross-appeal.
O’DONNELL and KENNEDY, JJ., concur with respect to the appeal, dissent with respect to the cross-appeal, and would reinstate the sentence imposed by the trial court.
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Timothy J. McGinty, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Daniel T. Van, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee and cross-appellant.
Robert L. Tobik, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and Erika B. Cunliffe, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant and cross-appellee.
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