State v. Craig

Myers, Judge.

*651{¶ 1} In this opinion, we address an issue that was not addressed by the Supreme Court of Ohio in its recent decision in State v. Jackson , 151 Ohio St.3d 239, 2017-Ohio-7469, 87 N.E.3d 1227, that is, whether, in a criminal action involving a multicount indictment, the trial court's failure to dispose of a count on which the jury fails to reach a verdict prevents the judgment of conviction on the other counts from being final and appealable. We answer the question in the affirmative.

{¶ 2} In this case, Steven Allen Craig was indicted on one count of rape and two counts of…