State v. Frierson (Slip Opinion) , 2020 Ohio 6749 ( 2020 )

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State
v. Frierson, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6749.]
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2020-OHIO-6749THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. FRIERSON, APPELLEE.
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it
may be cited as State v. Frierson, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6749.]
Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of State v. Townsend.
(No. 2019-0899―Submitted December 15, 2020―Decided December 23, 2020.)
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County,
No. 106841, 2019-Ohio-317.
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of
State v. Townsend, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2020-Ohio-5586, ___ N.E.3d ___.
O’CONNOR, C.J., and KENNEDY, FRENCH, FISCHER, DEWINE, DONNELLY,
and STEWART, JJ., concur.
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Michael C. O’Malley, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Daniel
T. Van, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO
Timothy Young, Ohio Public Defender, and Patrick T. Clark, Assistant
Public Defender, for appellee, Michael A. Frierson.
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