State v. Townsend, 100 Ohio St. 3d 246

State v. Townsend

100 Ohio St. 3d 246 | Ohio | 2003

Lead Opinion

{¶ 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.

Dissenting Opinion

Lundberg Stratton, J.,

dissenting.

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

{¶ 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.