Legal Opinion
State v. Twyford
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 6, 2002No. Nos. 98-2360 and 95-2379PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
In the early evening hours of September 23, 1992, Athena Cash was walking in a rural area in Jefferson County, Ohio. After traversing the crest of a hill, Cash noticed an object floating in an old strip-mining pond. Although it appeared to be in the shape of a human body, Cash was uncertain whether the object was, in fact, human. Cash subsequently summoned her boyfriend to view the object, and he concluded that the object was a human body. As a result, the couple contacted local law enforcement authorities.
Law enforcement personnel, including Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla, responded…
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