STATE v. WHITFIELD

No. 2008-1669.

124 Ohio St.3d 319 (2010)

2010-Ohio-2

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. WHITFIELD, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 5, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Kristen L. Sobieski, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Timothy Young, Ohio Public Defender, and Spencer Cahoon, Assistant Public Defender, for appellee.


O'CONNOR, J.

{¶ 1} In this appeal, we address the proper procedure for courts of appeals to follow after finding reversible error with respect to sentences imposed for allied offenses of similar import.

Relevant Background

{¶ 2} After a bench trial, the trial judge found appellee, Darnell Whitfield, guilty of drug possession, drug trafficking,...

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