STATE v. CHIPPENDALE

No. 89-812.

52 Ohio St. 3d 118 (1990)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy A. Oliver, prosecuting attorney, and Carolyn A. Benninghoff, for appellant.

Ruppert, Bronson, Chicarelli & Smith Co., L.P.A., and James D. Ruppert, for appellee.

Gregory A. White, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.


WRIGHT, J.

This case presents the question of whether the state may charge and try a defendant for both involuntary manslaughter under a general provision, and aggravated vehicular homicide under a special provision. We answer this question in the affirmative, as the manifest legislative intent is that the two statutes be enforced coextensively. We therefore reinstate the decision and sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Warren County.

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