STATE v. NELSON

No. 2019-0049.

165 N.E.3d 1110 (2020)

162 Ohio St.3d 338

2020-Ohio-3690

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 15, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin S. Talebi , Champaign County Prosecuting Attorney, and Jane A. Napier , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Peter Galyardt , Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Paul A. Dobson , Wood County Prosecuting Attorney, and David T. Harold , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.


{¶ 1} This appeal concerns the sentence that was imposed on defendant-appellant, John Edward Nelson, for violating the conditions of his community control. We hold that Nelson's violation of the condition that he obey all orders of his supervising officer was not a "technical violation" and therefore the 180-day...

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