The State of Ohio, Appellant,
v.
Conese, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Ohio.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Submitted April 27, 2004.
Decided August 4, 2004.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Robin N. Piper, Butler County Prosecuting Attorney, Daniel G. Eichel, First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and Chief, Appellate Division, and Randi E. Froug, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.
Mark Conese, pro se.
Jim Petro, Attorney General, Douglas R. Cole, State Solicitor, Stephan P. Carney, Senior Deputy Solicitor, and M. Scott Criss, Assistant Solicitor, urging reversal for amicus curiae Attorney General of Ohio.
Supreme Court of Ohio.
Pfeifer, J.
{¶ 1} After a jury trial, appellee, Mark Conese, the Central Committee Chairman of the Butler County Democratic Party and a member of the county board of elections, was convicted of coercing a political contribution in violation of R.C. 2921.43(C). The court of appeals reversed, concluding that the state had "failed to prove an essential element of the offense charged — the making of a contribution to a political party...
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