CITY OF BARBERTON v. O'CONNOR

No. 84-1033.

17 Ohio St. 3d 218 (1985)

CITY OF BARBERTON, APPELLEE, v. O'CONNOR, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 5, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Merlitti, assistant prosecuting attorney, for appellees.

Cole Co., L.P.A., and Mark H. Ludwig, for appellant.


DOUGLAS, J.

The issue presented in this case is whether an Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket properly charges the defendant with an offense when it describes the nature of the offense as "DWI" and makes reference to the ordinance that gives rise to the citation, but when it does not indicate the substance that caused the defendant to be intoxicated.

On January 23, 1983, appellant was charged with "DWI in violation of Sec. No. 333.01 Cod. Ord. of Barberton." At that...

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