STATE v. THOMPKINS

No. 95-2647.

78 Ohio St.3d 380 (1997)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT AND CROSS-APPELLEE, v. THOMPKINS, APPELLEE AND CROSS-APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph T. Deters, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and Christian J. Schaefer, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant and cross-appellee.

H. Fred Hoefle, for appellee and cross-appellant.


DOUGLAS, J.

The state of Ohio has filed an appeal from the judgment of the court of appeals and Thompkins has filed a cross-appeal. The parties have set forth various issues for our consideration. However, we limit our review solely to two important issues. The first issue concerns what type of evidence is sufficient to prove the operability of a firearm. The second issue involves whether the court of appeals properly reversed Thompkins's firearm conviction by a majority...

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