State v. Sanchez (Slip Opinion)

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Sanchez, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-8470.]

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SLIP OPINION NO. 2016-OHIO-8470 THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. SANCHEZ, APPELLEE. [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Sanchez, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-8470.] Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of State v. Gonzales. (No. 2016-0428—Submitted December 20, 2016—Decided December 30, 2016.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Sandusky County, No. S-14-030, 2016-Ohio-542. _______________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of State v. Gonzales, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2016-Ohio-8319, ___ N.E.3d ___. O’CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, LANZINGER, KENNEDY, and O’NEILL, JJ., concur. FRENCH, J., concurs in judgment only. O’DONNELL, J., dissents. _________________

SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

Thomas L. Stierwalt, Sandusky County Prosecuting Attorney, and Norman P. Solze, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. Timothy Young, Ohio Public Defender, and Valerie Kunze, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. _________________