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STATE v. TOWNS

No. 2020-1503.

208 N.E.3d 795 (2022)

170 Ohio St.3d 50

2022-Ohio-3632

The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. TOWNS, Sheriff, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 18, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark R. Weaver , Columbus, Ryan Stubenrauch , and David C. Moser , Columbus, for appellee.

Groth and Associates and Henry Schaefer , for appellant.

Dave Yost , Attorney General, Benjamin M. Flowers , Solicitor General, Michael J. Hendershot , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, and Paul M. Nick , Assistant Attorney General, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

Steven L. Taylor , urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.

I. INTRODUCTION

{¶ 1} This case concerns a sheriff who was found guilty of a violation of R.C. 102.03(B), a provision of Ohio ethics law, for posting confidential information on the sheriff's-office website. The issue presented in this case is whether R.C. 102.03(B) allows a prosecuting authority to proceed...

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