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STATE v. LAZZARO

No. 95-647.

76 Ohio St.3d 261 (1996)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 7, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. White, Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, and Jonathan Rosenbaum, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Gold, Rotatori & Schwartz Co., L.P.A., Gerald S. Gold and John S. Pyle, for appellant.

MOYER, C.J.

This case presents the court with the question of whether the making of an unsworn false oral statement to a public official with the purpose to mislead, hamper or impede the investigation of a crime is punishable conduct within the meaning of R.C. 2921.13(A)(3) and 2921.31(A). For the following reasons, we answer that question in the affirmative.

At trial, Lazzaro was found guilty of violating R.C. 2921.13, Ohio's falsification statute, which...

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