State v. Taylor

[Cite as State v. Taylor, 138 Ohio St.3d 194,

2014-Ohio-460.] THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. TAYLOR, APPELLANT. [Cite as State v. Taylor, 138 Ohio St.3d 194,

2014-Ohio-460.] Criminal law—R.C. 1.58(B)—2011 Am.Sub.H.B. No. 86—A defendant may benefit from the decrease in a classification and a penalty enacted after the commission of the offense but before sentencing. (Nos. 2012-2136—Submitted November 6, 2013—Decided February 13, 2014.) CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Summit County, No. 26279,

2012-Ohio-5403. _______________ O’DONNELL, J. {¶ 1} The Ninth District Court of Appeals certified a…