STATE v. JONES

No. 2018-0444.

169 N.E.3d 649 (2020)

163 Ohio St.3d 242

2020-Ohio-6729

The STATE of Ohio, Appellant, v. JONES et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. O'Malley , Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Anthony T. Miranda and Kevin Filiatraut , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellant.

James J. Hofelich , Cleveland, for appellee Randy Jones.

Mark A. Stanton , Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and John T. Martin , Assistant Public Defender, for appellee Carissa Jones.

Dave Yost , Attorney General, Benjamin M. Flowers , Solicitor General, Michael J. Hendershot , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, and Zachery P. Keller , Deputy Solicitor General, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.


{¶ 1} Appellees, Randy and Carissa Jones, were convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the tragic death of their adopted daughter, T.J., and they each were sentenced to ten years in prison. This appeal concerns whether the Eighth District Court of Appeals properly vacated their sentences. We hold that it did not...

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