STATE v. SCOTT

No. 2020-1583.

220 N.E.3d 668 (2022)

171 Ohio St.3d 651

2022-Ohio-4277

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 2, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin P. Votel , Preble County Prosecuting Attorney, and Philip D. Bogdanoff , Special Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Ohio Innocence Project, Donald R. Caster , Cincinnati, Jennifer Paschen Bergeron , and Samantha M. Kovacevic , for appellant.

Michael C. O'Malley , Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Kristen L. Sobieski , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, L.L.P., Jeetander T. Dulani , Emily Huang , and Chloe J. Stepney ; Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Joanna Sanchez , Assistant Public Defender, urging reversal for amicus curiae the Innocence Network.


{¶ 1} Appellant, Guy Billy Lee Scott, is serving a prison term of 15 years to life for his 1992 convictions for the assault, rape, and murder of Lesa Buckley. Scott petitioned the Butler County Court of Common Pleas for postconviction DNA testing, which appellee, the state...

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