STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 95-880.

76 Ohio St.3d 290 (1996)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garry E. Hunter, Director of Law, and George P. McCarthy, Athens City Prosecutor, for appellee.

John P. Lavelle, for appellant.

W. Andrew Hasselbach, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.


MOYER, C.J.

This case presents the court with the question of whether the doctrine of collateral estoppel precludes relitigating, in the criminal proceeding for a charge of drunk driving, an issue that was previously ruled on at the administrative-license-suspension hearing.

This is one of three cases we decide today that require us to determine the constitutionality and application of R.C. 4511.191. For a discussion of the purpose of the 1993 amendments to...

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