State ex rel. Huron County Prosecutor v. Westerhold

As a preliminary matter, we note that Westerhold has filed a motion to dismiss this appeal and a motion to strike appellant’s brief. Westerhold claims that under the Supreme Court Rules of Practice, appellant’s brief was not timely filed. Westerhold cites former S.Ct.Prac.R. V(l), which required appellants in all civil cases to file briefs “within ten days of the date the copies of the record [were] filed with the Court.” However, this appeal is governed by the new Supreme Court Rules of Practice, which became effective June 1, 1994. See Preface to S.Ct.Prac.R. Under S.Ct.Prac.R. VI(1)(A), an…