Legal Opinion

State v. Thompkins

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided June 5, 1996No. 95-450PublishedCited by 96 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.

At issue is the validity of R.C. 2925.03(M), 2925.11(F)(1) and 2925.23(H),1 which mandate driver’s license suspensions upon conviction for drug offenses. Each appellant in this consolidated appeal was subject to one of the three cited statutes. The appellants challenge the constitu*560tionality of these statutes on due process and equal protection grounds.2 For the following reasons, we reject their challenges. Accordingly, we affirm the judgments of the court of appeals.

We begin our discussion with the premise that all statutes are presumed constitutional. The party…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Martinez v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. State v. AwanOhio Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Clements v. FashingSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Fabrey v. McDonald Village Police DepartmentOhio Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Arnold v. City of ClevelandOhio Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by96 opinions

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  4. Harrold v. CollierOhio Supreme Court · 2005
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