STATE v. RICE

No. 81-876.

69 Ohio St. 2d 422 (1982)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 26, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Anthony G. Pizza, prosecuting attorney, Mr. Michael J. Manahan and Mr. Joseph R. Wilson, for appellee.

Mr. John F. Potts, for appellant.


HOLMES, J.

I.

Appellant's first proposition of law is that carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon while under disability are allied offenses of similar import, under R. C. 2941.25 (A), and a person may not be convicted of both offenses based upon a single act of possession. This statute relied upon by the appellant, known as the similar-acts statute, states:

"Where the same conduct by defendant can be construed to constitute two or...

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