STATE v. MARTIN

No. 2016-1891.

116 N.E.3d 127 (2018)

154 Ohio St.3d 513

2018-Ohio-3226

The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. MARTIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 14, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherri Bevan Walsh , Summit County Prosecuting Attorney, and C. Richley Raley Jr. , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Kinsley Law Office and Jennifer M. Kinsley , Cincinnati, for appellant.

Case Western Reserve University Law School, Human Trafficking Law Clinic, and Maureen Sheridan Kenny , urging reversal for amici curiae Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, Gracehaven Central Ohio Youth for Christ, Near West Side Multi Service Corporation, d.b.a. May Dugan Center, Advocating Opportunity, S.O.A.P. ("Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution") (Northeast Ohio Chapter), Harriet Tubman Movement, Welcome House, Renee Jones Empowerment Center, and Children's Law Center, Inc.

Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Clinical Programs, Kimberly Payne Jordan , Rachel Tallmadge , Paige Weinstein , Kelsey Kornblut , Quinn Dybdahl , and Kelsey Vice , urging reversal for amici curiae Justice for Children Project, Advocating Opportunity, Finding Hope, Franklin County Public Defender, and Mount Carmel Crime and Trauma Assistance Program.

Jones Day, Kenneth M. Grose , Columbus, Peter J. Mazza , and Ashley E. Goff ; and Brooklyn Law School, Kate Mogulescu , and Cynthia Godsoe , urging reversal for amicus curiae Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center.


{¶ 1} This appeal concerns a juvenile court's duty to consider the applicability of R.C. 2152.021—Ohio's "safe harbor" law— which benefits certain human-trafficking victims charged with juvenile delinquency. R.C. 2152.021(F)(3) requires the court to appoint a guardian ad litem when a juvenile is a human...

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