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STATE v. PITTMAN

No. 2015-0077.

150 Ohio St.3d 113 (2016)

2016-Ohio-8314

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. PITTMAN, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 23, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brent W. Yager , Marion County Prosecuting Attorney, and Megan K. Frericks , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Rocky Ratliff and Jeff Ratliff , for appellee.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, Eric E. Murphy , State Solicitor, Michael J. Hendershot , Chief Deputy Solicitor, Hannah C. Wilson , Deputy Solicitor, and Jeffrey Jarosch , Assistant Attorney General, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General.

LANZINGER, J., concurs in judgment only, with an opinion joined by O'CONNOR, C.J., and FRENCH, J.

{¶ 1} In this case, we hold that a person is not subject to prosecution under R.C. 2919.21(B) for the nonpayment of a court's order to pay a child-support arrearage when the person has no current obligation of support because the child who is the subject of the order is emancipated.

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