State v. Lonero (Slip Opinion)

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Lonero, Slip Opinion No. 2017-Ohio-7859.]

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SLIP OPINION NO. 2017-OHIO-7859 THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. LONERO, APPELLANT. [Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as State v. Lonero, Slip Opinion No. 2017-Ohio-7859.] Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on the authority of State v. Grimes and cause remanded. (No. 2016-0675―Submitted June 7, 2017―Decided September 28, 2017.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lucas County, No. L-14-1229, 2016-Ohio-1113. _________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of State v. Grimes, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2017-Ohio-2927, __ N.E.3d ___, and this cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with our decision in Grimes. O’CONNOR, C.J., and O’DONNELL, O’NEILL, and FISCHER, JJ., concur. FRENCH, J., concurs in judgment only.

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KENNEDY, J., dissents and would affirm the judgment of the court of appeals. DEWINE, J., dissents and would affirm the judgment of the court of appeals for the reasons stated in his concurring opinion in State v. Grimes, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2017-Ohio-2927, __ N.E.3d ___. _________________ Julia R. Bates, Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, and Evy M. Jarrett, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. Timothy Young, Ohio Public Defender, and Eric M. Hedrick, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. _________________