CITY OF CENTERVILLE v. KNAB

No. 2019-0873.

166 N.E.3d 1167 (2020)

162 Ohio St.3d 623

2020-Ohio-5219

The CITY OF CENTERVILLE, Appellant, v. KNAB, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 12, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Altick & Corwin Co., L.P.A., Scott A. Liberman , and Steven E. Bacon , Dayton, for appellant.

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

American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Elizabeth Bonham , Freda J. Levenson , and David J. Carey , urging affirmance for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation.

Southeastern Ohio Legal Services, Natasha A. Plumly , Ann M. Roche , and Adam D. Vincent , urging affirmance for amicus curiae Southeastern Ohio Legal Services.

Legal Aid Society of Columbus and Tabitha M. Woodruff , urging affirmance for amicus curiae Legal Aid Society of Columbus.

Community Legal Aid Services, Inc., and Susan M. Fitch , urging affirmance for amicus curiae Community Legal Aid Services, Inc.

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Alexandria Ruden , Cleveland, Thomas Mlakar , Jefferson, and Tonya Whitsett , urging affirmance for amicus curiae Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.

Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, L.L.C., and John E. Schrider Jr. , urging affirmance for amicus curiae Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, L.L.C.

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc., and Heather L. Hall , urging affirmance for amicus curiae Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.

Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc., and LaTanya R. Wilson , Elyria, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc.

Micaela C. Deming , urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Domestic Violence Network.


{¶ 1} In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether a municipal corporation is a "victim" as that word is used in Article I, Section 10a of the Ohio Constitution, a provision known as Marsy's Law. We hold that a municipality is not a victim and has no right to restitution under Marsy's Law. We therefore affirm the...

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