THE STATE OF OHIO, Appellant,
v.
CHANDLER, Appellee.
THE STATE OF OHIO, Appellant,
v.
BLEDSOE, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Ohio.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Submitted September 20, 2005.
Decided May 24, 2006.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John D. Ferrero, Stark County Prosecuting Attorney, Kathleen O. Tatarsky, and Amy S. Andrews, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellant.
Fredrick M. Pitinii, for appellee Kenyan Chandler, in case No. 2004-1325.
George Urban, for appellee Phillip Bledsoe, in case No. 2004-1746.
Jim Petro, Attorney General, Douglas R. Cole, State Solicitor, and Franklin E. Crawford, Deputy Solicitor, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General.
David H. Bodiker, Ohio Public Defender, and Katherine A. Szudy, Assistant State Public Defender, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Public Defender in case No. 2004-1325.
William F. Schenck, Greene County Prosecuting Attorney, and Cheri L. Stout, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association in case No. 2004-1746.
Supreme Court of Ohio.
LANZINGER, J.
{¶ 1} These consolidated discretionary appeals raise the issue of whether a person can be subject to the special penalty statute applicable to a major drug offender for a first-degree felony drug conviction when the substance offered as crack cocaine contains no detectable amount of the drug.
{¶ 2} Appellee Phillip Bledsoe was the subject of an undercover...
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