State ex rel. Stern v. Mascio

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 75 Ohio St.3d 422.] THE STATE EX REL. STERN, APPELLEE, v. MASCIO, JUDGE, APPELLANT. [Cite as State ex rel. Stern v. Mascio,

1996-Ohio-93.] Prohibition restraining judge from holding a hearing on the affirmative defense of personal use of marijuana following the court’s acceptance of a no contest plea to a charge of trafficking in marijuana—Writ granted, when. (No. 95-1184—Submitted February 20, 1996—Decided April 10, 1996.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Jefferson County, No. 93-J-42. __________________ {¶ 1} In State v. Tatar,…