STATE v. SMITH

No. 2019-1813.

194 N.E.3d 297 (2022)

167 Ohio St.3d 423

2022-Ohio-274

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. O'Malley , Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Gregory Ochocki , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Lauren Hammersmith , Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Mark A. Stanton , Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and Erika B. Cunliffe and Leah Winsberg , Assistant Public Defenders, urging reversal for amicus curiae Cuyahoga County Public Defender.

Dave Yost , Attorney General, Benjamin M. Flowers , Solicitor General, and Samuel C. Peterson , Deputy Solicitor General, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Attorney General Dave Yost.


{¶ 1} Ohio juvenile law is organized around the tenet that children who are charged with acts that would be felonies if committed by adults must be recognized by courts as children when adjudicating and determining the consequences to be imposed on them if they are found to have committed those acts. In the statutory...

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