State v. Floyd (Slip Opinion)

2020 Ohio 956, 151 N.E.3d 612, 159 Ohio St. 3d 441

• Court: Ohio Supreme Court
• Decided: March 17, 2020
• Docket: 2019-0141
• Status: Published

Opinion

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Floyd, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-956.]

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SLIP OPINION NO. 2020-OHIO-956 THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. FLOYD, APPELLEE. [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Floyd, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-956.] Appeal dismissed as moot. (No. 2019-0141―Submitted February 25, 2020―Decided March 17, 2020.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Hamilton County, Nos. C-170607, C-170608, and C-170609, 2018-Ohio-5107. _________________ {¶ 1} This cause is dismissed as moot. KENNEDY, FISCHER, DEWINE, and DONNELLY, JJ., concur. O’CONNOR, C.J., and FRENCH and STEWART, JJ., dissent and would decide the case on its merits. _________________ Joseph T. Deters, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and Scott M. Heenan, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant state of Ohio (Hamilton County). SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

Paula Boggs Muething, Cincinnati City Solicitor, William T. Horsley, Interim City Prosecutor, and Jonathon Vogt, Appellate Director, for appellant state of Ohio (city of Cincinnati). Raymond T. Faller, Hamilton County Public Defender, and Sarah E. Nelson, Assistant Public Defender, for appellee, Elizabeth Floyd. _________________