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STATE v. LOMAX

No. 2006-0899.

114 Ohio St.3d 350 (2007)

2007-Ohio-4277

THE STATE OF OHIO, Appellant, v. LOMAX, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 5, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph T. Deters, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and Philip R. Cummings, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Rubenstein & Thurman, L.P.A., Inc., and Scott A. Rubenstein, for appellee.

LANZINGER, J.

{¶ 1} We accepted this discretionary appeal of the state of Ohio to clarify the meaning of the "open court" requirement in R.C. 2945.05 and to determine the significance of written waivers with respect to the right to trial by jury.

Case Procedure

{¶ 2} Defendant-appellee, Keith Lomax, was indicted for murder in the death of Robert Christian. After Lomax waived his right to a jury trial, the court...

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