Village of Addyston v. Liddle

OPINION

By MATTHEWS, J.

The entry of reversal does not show the error upon which the court predicated its action, but we are advised by counsel that it was on the ground that, in the view of the Common Pleas Court, the defendant had been denied the right guaranteed by §10 of Art. I of the Constitution — “In any trial, in any court, the party accused shall be allowed to appear and defend in person and by counsel.” The substance of this guaranty has been a part of the fundamental law of this state from its beginning. Was it denied to the defendant in this case?

In Crusen v State, 10 Oh St, 258, at…