State v. Sheckles

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 176 Ohio St.3d 665.] THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. SHECKLES, APPELLEE. [Cite as State v. Sheckles,

2024-Ohio-3339.] Criminal law—Touhy regulations do not create rights for criminal defendants, and a violation of such regulations is not generally a basis for a criminal defendant to request an exclusionary remedy—Touhy regulations are not rules governing admissibility of evidence to be wielded by a criminal defendant to exclude testimony of a current or former federal employee— Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded…