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STATE v. CAUTE

No. 92169.

2009 Ohio 5222

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Russell Caute, Defendant-Appellant.

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

RELEASED: October 1, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Conway, 75 Public Square Building, Suite 700, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorney for Appellant.

William Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, By: Erin Donovan, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: Sweeney, J., Stewart, P.J., and Boyle, J.

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

JAMES J. SWEENEY, J.:

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Russell Caute ("defendant"), appeals his drug trafficking and tampering with evidence convictions. After reviewing the facts of the case and pertinent law, we reverse defendant's convictions.

{¶ 2} On May 27, 2008, undercover Cleveland Police Detective Matthew Stepic drove up to a man by the name of David Stokes, who was standing near the...

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