State v. Lynch
983 N.E.2d 1314
Ohio
2012
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*1 [Cite as State v. Lynch, 134 Ohio St.3d 561, 2012-Ohio-5730.]

T HE S TATE OF O HIO , A PPELLEE , v . L YNCH , A PPELLANT . [Cite as State v. Lynch, 134 Ohio St.3d 561, 2012-Ohio-5730.] Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on the authority of State v. Billiter.

(No. 2012-1361—Submitted December 4, 2012—Decided December 6, 2012.)

A PPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lorain County, No. 11CA010031, 2012-Ohio-2975. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of State v. Billiter , 134 Ohio St.3d 103, 2012-Ohio-5144, 980 N.E.2d 960, and the cause is remanded to the court of appeals for further proceedings consistent with this court’s opinion in State v. Billiter .

O’C ONNOR , C.J., and P FEIFER , O’D ONNELL , C UPP , and M C G EE B ROWN , JJ., concur.

L UNDBERG S TRATTON and L ANZINGER , JJ., dissent for the reasons stated in their separate opinions in State v. Billiter .

__________________ Dennis P. Will, Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, and Billie Jo Belcher, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Timothy Young, Ohio Public Defender, and E. Kelly Mihocik, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

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