STATE v. SELLARDS

No. 84-1234.

17 Ohio St. 3d 169 (1985)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 5, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Fox, assistant prosecuting attorney, for appellant.

Paul Gordon, for appellee.

S. Michael Miller, prosecuting attorney, and Alan C. Travis, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.


DOUGLAS, J.

The issue presented is whether the accused was denied his constitutional right of due process of law when he was compelled to stand trial on the basis of an indictment and bill of particulars which averred that the alleged offenses occurred during broadly specified intervals.

An individual accused of a felony is entitled to an indictment setting forth the "nature and cause of the accusation" pursuant to Section 10, Article I of the Ohio Constitution...

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