Legal Opinion

In Re A.G.

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided June 9, 2016No. 2014-2190PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLanzinger, J.

{¶ 1} In this case we are asked to determine the extent of double-jeopardy protections in juvenile-delinquency proceedings. We reaffirm that juveniles are entitled to the same constitutional double-jeopardy protections as adults, and we hold that juvenile courts must conduct the same double-jeopardy analysis in delinquency proceedings that other courts apply in adult criminal proceedings.

I. Case Background

{¶ 2} In June 2012, a person approached a man as the man was opening his car door after obtaining money from an ATM inside a store. The person pulled a gun out of his pocket and told the man…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Alabama v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Breed v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  4. State v. LadsonOhio Court of Appeals · 2017
  5. State v. RosserOhio Court of Appeals · 2017

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