STATE v. STERLING

No. 2005-2388.

113 Ohio St.3d 255 (2007)

2007-Ohio-1790

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 2, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Sartini, Ashtabula County Prosecuting Attorney, and Shelley M. Pratt, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Morganstern, MacAdams & DeVito Co., L.P.A., and Michael A. Partlow, for appellee.

William F. Schenck, Greene County Prosecuting Attorney, and Cheri L. Stout, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.


O'DONNELL, J.

{¶ 1} The state of Ohio appeals from a decision of the Ashtabula County Court of Appeals, which held that R.C. 2953.82(D) violates the separation-of-powers doctrine and is therefore unconstitutional. Because R.C. 2953.82(D) provides that a prosecuting attorney's decision to disagree with an inmate's request for DNA testing is final and not appealable by any person to any...

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