GOVER v. STATE

No. 92-1028.

67 Ohio St.3d 93 (1993)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 11, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph T. Deters, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and Stephen J. Wenke, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Dave R. West, for appellee.

Lee I. Fisher, Attorney General, and Simon B. Karas, Deputy Chief Counsel, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Lee I. Fisher.


PFEIFER, J.

Appellee failed to prove that he was a "wrongfully imprisoned individual" pursuant to R.C. 2743.48. We, therefore, reverse the decision of the court of appeals, and remand this cause for further consideration by the trial court.

A claimant seeking damages as a result of being wrongfully imprisoned must prove that he or she is a "wrongfully imprisoned individual" as defined in R.C. 2743.48. The statute...

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