The issue certified for our review is, "Does Ohio's involuntary manslaughter statute [R.C. 2903.04(B) ] as applied to a minor misdemeanor traffic offense which results in a vehicular homicide violate the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section 9, Article [I] of the Ohio Constitution?" For the reasons that follow, we answer the certified question in the negative...
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