STATE v. PHELPS

No. 66804.

100 Ohio App.3d 187 (1995)

The STATE of Ohio, Appellant, v. PHELPS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

Decided January 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, Jack Hudson and Charles See, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellant.

David L. Doughten, for appellee.


JAMES M. PORTER, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant state of Ohio appeals from the trial court's in limine ruling that a common-law marriage existed between defendant-appellee Larry Phelps and his co-defendant Laura Dumchas, a.k.a. Laura Phelps, a.k.a. Laura LaFlore (herein "Laura"). The state contends that the trial court's ruling destroys its murder case against defendant Larry Phelps by preventing the state from compelling Laura to testify against Larry. We find...

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