Legal Opinion
State v. Bowser
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided March 12, 2010No. 23555PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Brogan, Judge.
{¶ 1} “My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time—
To let the punishment fit the crime—
The punishment fit the crime.”
Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado (1885), A more humane Mikado.
{¶ 2} Ralph Bowser appeals what he believes is a punishment that does not fit the crime. Under a plea agreement, the prosecutor ceased prosecuting an indicted count of gross sexual imposition, and Bowser pleaded no contest'to a misdemeanor charge of child endangerment. Despite the nonsexual nature of his plea, the trial court conditioned its community-control sanction on, among other things, Bowser…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Nichols v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- State v. CooeyOhio Supreme Court · 1989
- State v. WilesOhio Supreme Court · 1991
- Gregg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by87 opinions
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