Legal Opinion

State v. Glasscock

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided November 9, 1993No. 822PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Peter B. Abele, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Hillsboro Municipal Court finding appellant John R. Glasscock indigent and ordering him to perform community service to work off his pre-existing fine and court costs at the R.C. 2947.14(C) rate of $30 per day.

Appellant assigns the following errors:

“First Assignment of Error:
“The trial court erred by violating appellant’s constitutional right to equal protection when it initiated a jurisdictionally void contempt action against him and ordered him to work off fines and court costs because he was indigent and unable to pay…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Strattman v. StudtOhio Supreme Court · 1969
  2. City of Strongsville v. WaiwoodOhio Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. City of Alliance v. KellyOhio Court of Appeals · 1988

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. LambOhio Court of Appeals · 2005
  2. Galluzzo v. GalluzzoOhio Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. State v. BishopOhio Court of Appeals · 2023

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