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STATE v. WILSON

No. 95-2341.

77 Ohio St.3d 334 (1997)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 22, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph T. Deters, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and L. Susan Laker, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Dennis R. Lapp, for appellee.

Judith Stevenson, Franklin County Public Defender, Paul Skendalas and David L. Strait, Assistant Public Defenders, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Franklin County Public Defender.

Gold, Rotatori & Schwartz Co., L.P.A., and John S. Pyle, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Frederick D. Puckett, William Michael Burns and Michael S. Franczak, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Legislative Service Commission.

COOK, J.

In this appeal we analyze how the General Assembly contemporaneously effects multiple, unrelated amendments to a single statutory section while complying with Section 15(D), Article II of the Ohio Constitution, requiring that "the section or sections amended shall be repealed."

In May 1994, the General Assembly enacted a new law making assaults on law enforcement officers a felony.2 This new law amended R.C. 2903.13. Two...

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