State v. Billingsley

State: Ohio

Docket No: 2011-0827

Case Date: 09/25/2012

Plaintiff: State

Defendant: Billingsley

Preview:[Cite as State v. Billingsley, 133 Ohio St.3d 277, 2012-Ohio-4307.]

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. BILLINGSLEY, APPELLANT. [Cite as State v. Billingsley, 133 Ohio St.3d 277, 2012-Ohio-4307.] A county prosecuting attorney does not have authority to enter into a plea agreement on behalf of the state for crimes committed wholly outside the county in which the prosecuting attorney has been elected. (No. 2011-0827--Submitted May 8, 2012--Decided September 25, 2012.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Portage County, Nos. 2010-P-0030 and 2010-P-0031, 2011-Ohio-1586. __________________ SYLLABUS OF THE COURT A county prosecuting attorney does not have authority to enter into a plea agreement on behalf of the state for crimes committed wholly outside the county in which the prosecuting attorney has been elected. __________________ O'CONNOR, C.J. {

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