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CITY OF AKRON v. ROWLAND

No. 92-1120.

67 Ohio St.3d 374 (1993)

CITY OF AKRON, APPELLEE, v. ROWLAND, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 22, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas J. Powley, Chief City Prosecutor, Bruce D. Kelley, Assistant City Prosecutor, and Max Rothal, Director of Law, for appellee.

J. Dean Carro and Joseph Kodish, for appellant.

Kevin Francis O'Neill, urging reversal for amicus curiae, American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Inc.

WRIGHT, J.

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