THE STATE OF OHIO v. HESTON

No. 71-533.

29 Ohio St. 2d 152 (1972)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. HESTON, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 8, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John T. Corrigan, prosecuting attorney, and Mr. Robert S. Stone, for appellant. Mr. Harry E. Youtt, for appellee.


CORRIGAN, J.

The central issue in this appeal by the state is whether the handwriting exemplar was the product of an invalid arrest and thus inadmissible. Related issues raised by defendant in the Court of Appeals are whether the exemplar was coerced, whether its admission in evidence violated defendant's Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, and whether in the circumstances presented a warrant should...

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