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STATE v. FORTSON

No. 2011-P-0031.

2012 Ohio 3118

STATE OF OHIO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSHUA L. FORTSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District, Portage County.

July 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor V. Vigluicci , Portage County Prosecutor, and Theresa M. Scahill , Assistant Prosecutor, 241 South Chestnut Street, Ravenna, OH 44266 (For Plaintiff-Appellee).

Brian J. Williams , 141 Broad Blvd., Suite 206, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 (For Defendant-Appellant).

OPINION

CYNTHIA WESTCOTT RICE, J.

{¶1} Appellant, Joshua L. Fortson, appeals his conviction, following a no contest plea, of two counts of sexual battery in the Portage County Court of Common Pleas. At issue is whether R.C. 2151.23(I), which allowed the state to prosecute him as an adult for offenses he committed while he was a juvenile, violated his constitutional rights. Based on precedent established by the Supreme Court of Ohio and...

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