STATE v. COLLINS

No. 92-2143.

67 Ohio St.3d 115 (1993)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 11, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Welbaum, Miami County Prosecuting Attorney, and Jane T. Skogstrom, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

John C. Holden, for appellee.


FRANCIS E. SWEENEY, SR., J.

Today we are asked to determine whether an offense classified as a minor misdemeanor is a misdemeanor for purposes of the involuntary manslaughter statute, R.C. 2903.04(B). For the following reasons, we answer this question in the negative.

R.C. 2903.04(B) provides that "[n]o person shall cause the death of another as a proximate result of the offender's committing or attempting to...

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