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STATE v. MBODJI

No. 2010-0819.

129 Ohio St.3d 325 (2011)

2011-Ohio-2880

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 21, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph T. Deters , Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and Scott M. Heenan , for appellee.

Law Office of the Hamilton County Public Defender, Robert R. Hastings Jr. , and Susannah Meyer , for appellant.

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Terrence K. Scott , Assistant Public Defender, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Public Defender.

LANZINGER, J.

{¶ 1} The issue before us is whether a trial court has subject-matter jurisdiction to proceed against a defendant when a private citizen signs a complaint and affidavit charging the defendant with a crime but the complaint and affidavit are not reviewed by a reviewing official pursuant to R.C. 2935.09. We hold that a complaint that meets the requirements of Crim.R. 3 invokes the subject-matter jurisdiction of a trial court. When a complaint...

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