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DUNBAR v. STATE

No. 2012-0565.

136 Ohio St.3d 181 (2013)

2013-Ohio-2163

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 30, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Friedman & Gilbert and Terry H. Gilbert , for appellee.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, Alexandra T. Schimmer , Solicitor General, and Peter K. Glenn-Applegate , Deputy Solicitor; and Timothy J. McGinty , Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and T. Allan Regas , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

LANZINGER, J.

{¶ 1} The issue in this appeal is whether a guilty plea to a felony prevents a claimant from qualifying as a "wrongfully imprisoned individual" for purposes of pursuing damages against the state of Ohio in the Court of Claims when the guilty plea is subsequently vacated on appeal. We hold that it does.

Case Background

{¶ 2} The facts in this case are...

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