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STATE v. G.K.

No. 2021-0124.

203 N.E.3d 701 (2022)

169 Ohio St.3d 266

2022-Ohio-2858

The STATE of Ohio, Appellant, v. G.K., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 19, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Zukerman, Lear & Murray Co., L.P.A., Larry W. Zukerman , Brian A. Murray , and Adam M. Brown , Cleveland, for appellee.

Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Co., L.P.A., Christopher J. Weber , and Sasa Trivunic , Columbus, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Municipal and County Court Clerks.

Koehler Fitzgerald, L.L.C., and Timothy J. Fitzgerald , Cleveland, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Clerk of Courts Association.

Sierra Cooper , Patrick Higgins , Katherine Hollingsworth , Thomas Mlakar , Jefferson, and Steven McGarrity , Akron, urging affirmance for amici curiae Southeastern Ohio Legal Services, Legal Aid Society of Columbus, Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, and Community Legal Aid Services.

Hannah Christ , urging affirmance for amicus curiae Case Western Reserve University Second Chance Reentry Clinic.

Cullen Sweeney , Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and John T. Martin and Aaron T. Baker , Assistant Public Defenders; and Russel Bensing , urging affirmance for amici curiae Cuyahoga County Public Defender and Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

{¶ 1} This case requires us to interpret the statutes that control the sealing of court records in criminal cases. The offender in this case was indicted on multiple counts. He pleaded guilty to one count, and the state dismissed the remaining counts as part of a plea deal. Everyone agrees that at the time the offender...

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