Legal Opinion
State v. Glover
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1984No. 47672PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarkus, P.J.
The state appeals from the trial court’s pretrial dismissal of the indictment against defendant for gross abuse of a corpse (R.C. 2927.01[B]). The state claims that the trial court erred by finding the applicable statute unconstitutionally vague. We agree, so we reverse and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.
The state contends that the challenged statute describes the criminal offense in words and phrases that are sufficiently understood by persons of ordinary intelligence. If so, the statute provides fair warning of the conduct that it proscribes.
R.C. 2927.01 defines both…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Coates v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hygrade Provision Co. v. ShermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. CondonOhio Court of Appeals · 2003
- Dougan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
- State v. KinstleOhio Court of Appeals · 2012
- City of Parma Heights v. JarosOhio Court of Appeals · 1990
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. CondonOhio Court of Appeals · 2005
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