State v. Mustafa (Slip Opinion)

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Mustafa, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-8364.]

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SLIP OPINION NO. 2016-OHIO-8364 THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. MUSTAFA ET AL., APPELLEES. [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Mustafa, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-8364.] Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on the authority of State v. Shalash, and cause remanded to trial court for further proceedings. (Nos. 2016-0179 and 2016-0201—Submitted December 20, 2016—Decided December 27, 2016.) APPEAL from and CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, Nos. 15AP-465 and 15-AP-466, 2015-Ohio-5370. _______________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of State v. Shalash, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2016-Ohio-8358, ___ N.E.3d ___, and this cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with our decision in Shalash. O’CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, KENNEDY, and FRENCH, JJ., concur.

SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

O’NEILL, J., dissents. _________________ Ron O’Brien, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Steven L. Taylor, Chief Counsel, Appellate Division, for appellant. _________________