DeRolph v. State

On Inquiries from the Perry County Court of Common Pleas, No. 22043.

In the within cause, Judge Linton D. Lewis, Jr. has propounded to the court the following two matters:

“1. This Court seeks clarification of the Supreme Court’s order of March 24, 1997 [78 Ohio St.3d 193, 677 N.E.2d 733], as to whether the remand in the case at bar includes both the issues of equal protection and the thorough and efficient clause of the State Constitution.

“2. This Court seeks further clarification as to the proper party to bear the burden of production, burden of proof and the related issues of the standard of…