STATE v. BISSANTZ

No. 86-764.

30 Ohio St. 3d 120 (1987)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 20, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Pattison, prosecuting attorney, and John C. Korfhagen, for appellant.

Rosenhoffer, Nichols & Schwartz, Gary A. Rosenhoffer, Ely & True and J. Robert True, for appellee.


DOAN, J.

The court of appeals premised its dismissal upon R.C. 2945.67,3 determining that the state may not directly appeal an entry of expungement. We hold that R.C. 2945.67 is inapplicable to the state's right of direct appeal in expungement cases for the reason that expungement under R.C. 2953.32 is a postconviction relief proceeding, remedial in nature, and is governed by the Ohio Rules...

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