State v. Smith

[Cite as State v. Smith, 128 Ohio St.3d 442, 2011-Ohio-1839.] THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. SMITH, APPELLEE. [Cite as State v. Smith, 128 Ohio St.3d 442, 2011-Ohio-1839.] Judgment of the court of appeals reversed. (No. 2010-1345 — Submitted October 12, 2010 — Decided April 19, 2011.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lorain County, Nos. 09CA009634 and 09CA009635, 2010-Ohio-3007. __________________ {¶ 1} Sua sponte, this cause is no longer held for the decision in 2010- 1216, State ex rel. DeWine v. Burge, 128 Ohio St.3d 236, 2011-Ohio-235, 943 N.E.2d 535. {¶ 2} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed. O’CONNOR, C.J., and LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’DONNELL, CUPP, and MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur. PFEIFER and LANZINGER, JJ., dissent. __________________ Dennis P. Will, Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, and Billie Jo Belcher, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. Jack W. Bradley and Michael E. Stepanik, for appellee. ______________________