STATE v. KOLE

No. 00-1479.

92 Ohio St.3d 303 (2001)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. White, Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, and Lisa A. Locke Graves, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

David H. Bodiker, State Public Defender, and James R. Foley, Assistant State Public Defender, for appellant.

David M. Gormley, State Solicitor, and Norman E. Plate, Assistant Solicitor, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Attorney General of Ohio.


LUNDBERG STRATTON, J.

On May 31, 1996, A-B-C Bail Bonds ("A-B-C") contracted with fugitive recovery agent Michael Kole, defendant-appellant, to apprehend Cecil Cobb, who had absconded after A-B-C had posted $2,500 for his release pending trial on a robbery charge. Cobb had been released from jail a few days earlier after serving time on an unrelated matter and had been living on the street.

On May 31, 1996, Cobb stopped by the apartment of his...

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