STATE v. DUNSON

No. 2017-0186.

158 N.E.3d 593 (2020)

160 Ohio St.3d 470

2020-Ohio-3871

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 4, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mathias H. Heck Jr. , Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney, and Andrew T. French and Heather N. Jans , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellant.

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Patrick T. Clark , Assistant Public Defender, for appellee, James L. Dunson.

American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Elizabeth Bonham , Caitlin Hill , and Freda J. Levenson , urging affirmance for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.


{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and the cause is remanded to the court of appeals for application of State v. Taylor, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2020-Ohio-3514, ___ N.E.3d ___.

O'Connor, C.J., and Kennedy, Fischer, and DeWine, JJ., concur.

French and Stewart, JJ., would not remand the cause.

Donnelly, J., dissents for the reasons set forth in the dissenting opinion...

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