Legal Opinion
State v. McDonald
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 1987No. 86-1376PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoyer, C.J.
The issue presented by this case is whether R.C. 2923.24 is constitutional on its face. The appellees’ motions were filed prior to trial and there were no facts revealing the specific circumstances of the several counts in the indictments before the trial court at the time of its decision. Because the trial court expressly found the statute unconstitutional on its face, this opinion will address only that finding.
R.C. 2923.24 provides:
“(A) No person shall possess or have under his control any substance, device, instrument, or article, with purpose to use it criminally.
“(B) Each of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Winters v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. PetrilloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- State ex rel. Jackman v. Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga CountyOhio Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. WilsonOhio Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Stephen M. Stern and Christopher D. Becker v. John J. MascioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- State v. WeitbrechtOhio Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. VolpeOhio Supreme Court · 1988
- In re Appeal of Suspension of Huffer from Circleville High SchoolOhio Supreme Court · 1989
- State v. TheuringOhio Court of Appeals · 1988
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