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STATE v. LUCAS

No. 2002-0925.

100 Ohio St.3d 1 (2003)

2003-Ohio-4778

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 24, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elena V. Tuhy, Newark Assistant Law Director, for appellee.

Law Offices of Kristin Burkette and Andrew T. Sanderson, for appellant.

Ohio State Legal Services Association and Michael R. Smalz; Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and Alexandria M. Ruden, urging reversal for amici curiae Action Ohio Coalition for Battered Women, Ohio Domestic Violence Network, and Ohio NOW Education and Legal Fund.

PFEIFER, J.

Factual and Procedural Background

{¶ 1} On May 23, 2001, defendant-appellant, Betty S. Lucas, was charged with one count of domestic violence and one count of complicity to violate a protection order. She had been granted a protection order against Joseph Lucas, her ex-husband, on October 4, 2000. The charges against appellant arose from an incident at her home on May 10, 2001. On that day, appellant had invited her ex-husband...

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