STATE v. CHAPPELL

No. 2008-CR-338.

149 Ohio Misc.2d 80 (2008)

2008-Ohio-6416

The STATE of Ohio, Plaintiff, v. CHAPPELL, Defendant.

Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Greene County, Criminal Division.

Decided November 13, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen K. Haller, Greene County Prosecuting Attorney, and David D. Hayes, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for plaintiff.

Daniel E. Brinkman, for defendant.


WOLAVER, Judge.

{¶ 1} Because of the novelty of the issue raised in the case in which a probationer is charged with escape, the court issues this detailed opinion. First the facts behind the charge and the relevant statutes will be explained. The fact that parolees can now be prosecuted for escape after a change in the law will be recounted along with how this case is unique. Methods of interpreting statutes, legislative history, and the canons of...

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