State v. Molina

Opinion

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Molina, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-3475.]

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SLIP OPINION NO. 2026-OHIO-3475 THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. MOLINA, APPELLEE.

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Molina, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-3475.]

Court of appeals’ judgment vacated and cause remanded for further consideration in light of State v. Fontanez.

(No. 2025-1369―Submitted September 1, 2026―Decided September 9, 2026.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 114849, 2025-Ohio-4758.

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The below judgment of the court was joined by KENNEDY, C.J., and FISCHER, DEWINE, BRUNNER, DETERS, HAWKINS, and SHANAHAN, JJ.

{¶ 1} The judgment of the Eighth District Court of Appeals is vacated, and the cause is remanded to that court for further consideration in light of our decision in State v. Fontanez, 2026-Ohio-3281.

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SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

Michael C. O’Malley, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Brian P. Callahan, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Borkowski Law, L.L.C., and Edward F. Borkowski Jr., for appellee, Sabrina Molina.

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