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STATE v. SWARTZ

No. 98-2598.

88 Ohio St.3d 131 (2000)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 1, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Holcomb, Butler County Prosecuting Attorney, and Scott N. Blauvelt, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Holbrock & Jonson and Timothy R. Evans, for appellee.

Submitted October 13, 1999 at the Pickaway County Session.

LUNDBERG STRATTON, J.

Today we are asked to determine whether the statute of limitations in R.C. 2901.13(A)(1)(b) barred defendant's prosecution for nuisance pursuant to R.C. 3767.13(C). For the reasons that follow, we find that it did not. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

"The purpose of a statute of limitations is to limit exposure to criminal prosecution...

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