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CITY OF MAPLE HTS. v. EPHRAIM

No. 90237.

178 Ohio App.3d 439 (2008)

2008-Ohio-4576

CITY OF MAPLE HEIGHTS, Appellant, v. EPHRAIM, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

Decided September 11, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melling, Harding & Montello and John J. Montello, for appellant.

Robert L. Tobik, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and Jeffrey B. Lazarus and John T. Martin, Assistant Public Defenders, for appellee.

MELODY J. STEWART, Judge.

{¶ 1} In this case of first impression, we are asked to rule on the legality of a municipal ordinance that holds the parent or legal guardian of a child under the age of 18 criminally liable, in the absence of intent or action, if that child commits a delinquent act that would be considered a felony or misdemeanor if committed by an adult. Appellant city of Maple Heights charged defendant-appellee Thelma Ephraim with a violation...

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