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STATE v. ADAMS

No. 79-530.

62 Ohio St. 2d 151 (1980)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 7, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John T. Corrigan, prosecuting attorney, and Mr. Michael P. Kolesar, for appellant.

Fink & Greene Co., L.P.A., Mr. Michael C. Hennenberg, and Ms. Janet Burnside, for appellee.

SWEENEY, J.

The Court of Appeals found plain and reversible error in the trial court's failure to instruct the jury on the degree of mental culpability requisite to a finding of criminal liability under the endangering children statute (R. C. 2919.22).

R. C. 2919.22(B)(2),1 as submitted to the jury for its consideration, does not "specify any degree of culpability" nor does it "plainly...

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