STATE v. BUNCH

No. 2021-0579.

220 N.E.3d 773 (2022)

171 Ohio St.3d 775

2022-Ohio-4723

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 29, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Gains , Mahoning County Prosecuting Attorney, and Ralph M. Rivera and Edward A. Czopur , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellee.

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Stephen P. Hardwick and Charlyn Bohland , Assistant Public Defenders, for appellant.

Dave Yost , Attorney General, and Samuel C. Peterson , Deputy Solicitor General, urging affirmance on behalf of amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General.

Anton Robinson and Lauren Gottesman , urging reversal on behalf of amicus curiae Innocence Project, Inc.

Mark A. Godsey and Donald Caster , Cincinnati, urging reversal on behalf of amicus curiae Ohio Innocence Project.

Marsha L. Levick , in support of appellant's second proposition of law, for amicus curiae Juvenile Law Center.

Leah R. Winsberg , in support of appellant's second proposition of law, for amici curiae Children's Law Center and Rutgers Center on Criminal Justice, Youth Rights, and Race.

Kristina Kersey and Amanda J. Powell , in support of appellant's second proposition of law, for amicus curiae National Juvenile Defender Center.

Yeura Venters , Franklin County Public Defender, and Timothy E. Pierce , Appellate Division Chief, in support of appellant's second proposition of law, for amicus curiae Franklin County Public Defender.

H. Louis Sirkin , Cincinnati, in support of appellant's second proposition of law, for amicus curiae Association for Public Defense.

Cullen Sweeney , Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and Erika B. Cunliffe , Assistant Public Defender, in support of appellant's second proposition of law, for amicus curiae Cuyahoga County Public Defender.

Raymond T. Faller , Hamilton County Public Defender, and Jessica Moss , Juvenile Appellate Trial Counsel, in support of appellant's second proposition of law, for amicus curiae Hamilton County Public Defender.

Theresa Haire , Montgomery County Public Defender, and Kay Locke , Assistant Public Defender, in support of appellant's second proposition of law, for amicus curiae Montgomery County Public Defender.

Kimberly P. Jordan , in support of appellant's second proposition of law, for amicus curiae Justice for Children Project.


{¶ 1} In 2002, appellant, Chaz Bunch, was convicted of three counts of rape, three counts of complicity to rape, aggravated robbery, kidnapping, aggravated menacing, and several related firearm specifications. The key issue for Bunch at trial was whether he was the person who committed these crimes. Bunch maintained...

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