STATE v. BESS

No. 2009-1196.

126 Ohio St.3d 350 (2010)

2010-Ohio-3292

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and T. Allan Regas , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

David L. Doughten , for appellee.

Richard Cordray , Attorney General, Benjamin C. Mizer , Solicitor General, and Brandon J. Lester , Deputy Solicitor, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General.

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Jeremy J. Masters , Assistant Public Defender, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Public Defender.


O'DONNELL, J.

{¶ 1} The state of Ohio appeals from a judgment of the Eighth District Court of Appeals affirming the trial court's dismissal of an indictment against Larry Bess as barred by the statute of limitations. The issue presented here concerns whether R.C. 2901.13(G), which provides that the statute of limitations shall not run during...

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