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STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 2011-0619.

134 Ohio St.3d 482 (2012)

2012-Ohio-5699

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 6, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Kristen Sobieski , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Jonathan N. Garver , for appellee.

PFEIFER, J.

{¶ 1} The issue we address in this case is whether an appellate court should apply a de novo or an abuse-of-discretion standard when reviewing a trial court's determination of whether a defendant's offenses should merge pursuant to R.C. 2941.25. We hold that a reviewing court should review the trial court's R.C. 2941.25 determination de novo.

Factual and Procedural Background

{¶ 2} The...

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