State v. Bistricky

The state raises three issues. Two concern the substantive law questions resulting from the trial court’s rulings, and one challenges the conclusion of the court of appeals that it has no authority to review the trial court’s rulings. Because the court of appeals did not render an opinion or judgment on either of the substantive law issues, we will consider only the issue of whether a court of appeals has authority pursuant to R.C. 2945.67 to grant the state’s request for leave to appeal on substantive law rulings rendered in a criminal case that results in a judgment of acquittal pursuant to…