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STATE v. SIMS (2024)

Supreme Court of Ohio.

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

No. 2024-0228

Decided: October 31, 2024

Melissa A. Powers, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and Sean M. Donovan, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. Derek W. Gustafson, Cincinnati, for appellee, Branden Sims.

{¶ 1} The judgment of the First District Court of Appeals is reversed, and the cause is remanded to that court for application of State v. Mays, 2024-Ohio-4616, ––– N.E.3d ––––.

The below judgment of the court was joined by Kennedy, C.J., and Fischer, DeWine, and Deters, JJ. Donnelly, Stewart, and Brunner, JJ., dissented and would affirm the court of appeals’ judgment for the reasons set forth in Justice Brunner's dissenting opinion in Mays.

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STATE v. SIMS (2024)

Docket No: No. 2024-0228

Decided: October 31, 2024

Court: Supreme Court of Ohio.

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