STATE v. ROMAGE

Nos. 2012-1958 and 2012-2042.

138 Ohio St.3d 390 (2014)

2014-Ohio-783

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 6, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr. , Columbus City Attorney, Lara N. Baker-Moorish , City Prosecuting Attorney, and Melanie R. Tobias , Director of Criminal Appeals Unit, for appellant.

Riddell Law, L.L.C., Douglas E. Riddell Jr. , and Bridget Purdue Riddell , for appellee.

Ron O'Brien , Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, Steven L. Taylor , Chief Counsel, Appellate Division, and Laura R. Swisher , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association and Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Ron O'Brien.

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Peter Galyardt , Assistant State Public Defender, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Office of the Ohio Public Defender.


LANZINGER, J.

{¶ 1} In this case, we must determine the constitutionality of R.C. 2905.05(A), Ohio's statute that defines the crime of child enticement. We hold that the statute is unconstitutional and affirm the judgment of the Tenth District Court of Appeals.

I. Introduction

{¶ 2} Appellee, Jason Romage, was charged with criminal child enticement,...

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