State ex rel. Susi v. Flowers

Appellants assert that their trial on the pending charge is barred by the double jeopardy clauses of the Ohio and federal constitutions, citing Ashe v. Swenson (1970), 397 U. S. 436, and Owens v. Campbell (1971), 27 Ohio St. 2d 264.

In Ashe, the petitioner and three others were arrested for robbing, and stealing a car from, a group of six poker players. Each defendant was charged with seven separate offenses — the armed robbery of each of the six poker players, and the theft of the car.

The petitioner was brought to trial on a charge of robbing Donald Knight, one of the participants in the…