State v. Mercier (Slip Opinion)

2016 Ohio 128, 145 Ohio St. 3d 123

Opinions

{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, the trial court’s sentencing order is vacated, and the cause is remanded to the trial court on the authority of State v. South, 144 Ohio St.3d 295, 2015-Ohio-3930, 42 N.E.3d 734.

Ron O’Brien, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Michael P. Walton, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. Yeura R. Venters, Franklin County Public Defender, and Timothy E. Pierce, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. O’Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lanzinger, French, and O’Neill, JJ., concur. Kennedy, J., concurs in judgment only. O’Donnell, J., dissents.