State v. Hampton

{¶ 1} The issue in this appeal is whether a judgment of a court purporting to grant an acquittal based on lack of venue is a “final verdict” as that term is defined in R.C. 2945.67(A), which authorizes the state to appeal certain trial court decisions either as a matter of right or by leave of court. In accordance with well-established case law, the Tenth District Court of Appeals concluded here that the order purporting to acquit Emmanuel Hampton for failure to establish venue was a final verdict and could not be appealed. We affirm the court of appeals’ judgment.

{¶ 2} The failure to…