State v. Frierson (Slip Opinion)

2020 Ohio 6749, 164 N.E.3d 453, 162 Ohio St. 3d 193

• Court: Ohio Supreme Court
• Decided: December 23, 2020
• Docket: 2019-0899
• Status: Published

Opinion

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Frierson, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6749.]

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SLIP OPINION NO. 2020-OHIO-6749 THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. FRIERSON, APPELLEE. [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Frierson, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6749.] Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of State v. Townsend. (No. 2019-0899―Submitted December 15, 2020―Decided December 23, 2020.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 106841, 2019-Ohio-317. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of State v. Townsend, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2020-Ohio-5586, ___ N.E.3d ___. O’CONNOR, C.J., and KENNEDY, FRENCH, FISCHER, DEWINE, DONNELLY, and STEWART, JJ., concur. _________________ Michael C. O’Malley, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Daniel T. Van, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

Timothy Young, Ohio Public Defender, and Patrick T. Clark, Assistant Public Defender, for appellee, Michael A. Frierson. _________________