STATE v. JEFFRIES

No. 2007-1478.

119 Ohio St.3d 265 (2008)

2008-Ohio-3865

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Coulson, Lake County Prosecuting Attorney, and Karen A. Sheppert, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

R. Paul LaPlante, Lake County Public Defender, and Vanessa R. Clapp, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, for appellee.


MOYER, C.J.

{¶ 1} Evid.R. 410(A)(5) provides that statements made in the course of plea discussions are not admissible against the defendant in court. The Eleventh District Court of Appeals held that a particular statement that had been made before the commencement of plea discussions was protected by Evid.R. 410 because the statement was later provided to the state in the course of plea discussions. We hold that statements that were not made in...

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