State v. Smith (Slip Opinion)

2020 Ohio 3747, 157 N.E.3d 713, 160 Ohio St. 3d 386

• Court: Ohio Supreme Court
• Decided: July 21, 2020
• Docket: 2019-1460
• Status: Published

Opinion

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Smith, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-3747.]

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SLIP OPINION NO. 2020-OHIO-3747 THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. SMITH, APPELLEE. [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Smith, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-3747.] Judgment reversed on the authority of State v. Miller, convictions reinstated, and cause remanded. (No. 2019-1460―Submitted July 8, 2020―Decided July 21, 2020.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 107956, 2019-Ohio-3769. _________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of State v. Miller, __ Ohio St.3d __, 2020-Ohio-1420, __ N.E.3d __, and appellee Keyon Smith’s guilty pleas and convictions are reinstated. We remand the cause to the court of appeals for consideration of Smith’s remaining assignments of error. O’CONNOR, C.J., and KENNEDY, FISCHER, DEWINE, and STEWART, JJ., concur. SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

FRENCH and DONNELLY, JJ., would instruct the court of appeals to apply Miller on remand. _________________ Michael C. O’Malley, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Gregory Ochocki, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. _________________