STATE v. HATFIELD

No. 95647.

2011 Ohio 6620

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Matthew Hatfield, Defendant-Appellee.

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

RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: December 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, BY: Matthew E. Meyer , T. Allan Regas , Assistant County Prosecutors, The Justice Center, 1200 Ontario Street, 8th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorneys for Appellant.

Jaye M. Schlachet , Eric M. Levy , 55 Public Square, Suite 1600, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: Stewart, P.J., Jones, J., and Keough, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

MELODY J. STEWART, P.J.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, the state of Ohio, appeals from the trial court's granting of defendant-appellee, Matthew Hatfield's, motion in limine denying the state the opportunity to offer into evidence an audiotape recording. The state alleges that the audiotape contains the voices of Hatfield and a confidential informant executing a drug transaction and that the recorded statements are...

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