STATE v. JACKSON

No. 2011-1925.

134 Ohio St.3d 184 (2012)

2012-Ohio-5561

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 4, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis P. Will , Lorain County Prosecuting Attorney, and Peter J. Gauthier , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Michael Stepanik and Jack Bradley , for appellee.


LUNDBERG STRATTON, J.

I. Introduction

{¶ 1} The question before the court is whether an indictment charging a defendant with trafficking in drugs under R.C. 2925.03 must name the specific drug involved in the offense or whether identifying the schedule in which a drug appears is sufficient. We hold that the indictment is sufficient if it names the schedule in which the drug appears. Therefore, we reverse the judgment of the...

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