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STATE v. GREER

Nos. 80-658, 80-659 and 80-660.

66 Ohio St. 2d 139 (1981)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. GREER, APPELLEE. THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. HUSTON, APPELLEE. THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. HOUSTON, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Simon L. Leis, Jr., prosecuting attorney, Mr. William E. Breyer and Mr. F. David Albanese, for appellant.

Mr. Eugene D. Smith, for appellees Greer and Houston.

Mr. William C. Erbecker, for appellee Huston.

HOLMES, J.

I

In holding that the admission of the testimony of the other instances of bribery or payoffs of the defendants Greer and Houston was prejudicial error, the Court of Appeals held that "other acts" testimony, as allowed by R. C. 2945.59, could not be permitted in the instant cause since the evidence of other acts of these defendants was not a material issue at trial. The holding of the Court of Appeals...

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