Legal Opinion
State v. Loless
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided February 27, 1986No. 85AP-738PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorris, J.
This matter is before us on defendant’s appeal from his conviction for inducing panic, as defined by R.C. 2917.31. His sole assignment of error concerns his contention that R.C. 2917.31 is unconstitutional on its face and as applied to him.
Defendant was charged in connection with a letter he delivered to various Columbus television stations and newspapers. Excerpts from this letter follow:
“I have altered the superstructure of 22 bridges in the state of Ohio. At this point the damage is minor and can be corrected with very little time and cost. On the outher [sic] hand if it is not found and…
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