STATE v. BRANDON

No. 88-1294.

45 Ohio St. 3d 85 (1989)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. BRANDON, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 23, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn C. Slaby, prosecuting attorney, and Marc R. Wolff, for appellant.

Annette L. Powers and Richard Kasay, for appellee.


DOUGLAS, J.

The issue before this court is whether appellee's testimony before the trial court constituted evidence indicating that his prior convictions had been uncounseled. We do not believe that appellee's statements constituted such evidence and, therefore, reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

As noted supra, the jury found appellee not guilty of robbery but guilty of the lesser offense of theft. The jury also, by special interrogatory...

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