Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided January 27, 2010No. 2008-2037PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Donnell, J.
*382{¶ 1} The state of Ohio appeals a decision of the Eighth District Court of Appeals that merged Kevin Williams’s convictions and sentences on two counts of felonious assault and two counts of attempted murder into a single count of attempted murder. The charges arise from an incident in which Williams fired two shots at LayShawn McKinney, striking him once in the back and paralyzing him. The state contends that Williams may be separately convicted and sentenced for both counts of felonious assault and one count of attempted murder.
{¶ 2} The issue presented on this appeal is whether felonious…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. HalperSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- State v. WhitfieldOhio Supreme Court · 2010
- State v. LewisOhio Supreme Court · 1999
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3Cited by48 opinions
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