Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010
2008-1669. State v. Whitfield, Slip Opinion No. 2010-Ohio-2.
Cuyahoga App. No. 90244, 2008-Ohio-3150. Judgment of the court of appeals reversed, and cause remanded to the trial court.
Moyer, C.J., and Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell, and Cupp, JJ., concur.
Pfeifer and Lanzinger, JJ., dissent.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2010/2010-Ohio-2.pdf
Summary: Court Clarifies Process for Correcting Sentence Where Multiple Punishments Imposed for ‘Allied Offenses’
2008-2133 and 2008-2228. State v. Underwood, Slip Opinion No. 2010-Ohio-1.
Montgomery App. No. 22454, 2008-Ohio-4748. Certified question answered in the negative, and judgment of the court of appeals affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, O'Connor, and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
Lundberg Stratton, O'Donnell, and Cupp, JJ., dissent.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2010/2010-Ohio-1.pdf
Summary: Jointly Recommended Sentence May be Appealed If It is Not ‘Authorized by Law’
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