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STATE v. BARTRUM

No. 2007-2193.

121 Ohio St.3d 148 (2009)

2009-Ohio-355

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 5, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherri Bevan Walsh, Summit County Prosecuting Attorney, and Richard S. Kasay, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Christopher P. Muntean, for appellee.

LANZINGER, J.

{¶ 1} In this case, we accepted the state of Ohio's sole proposition of law to determine whether an actual minor must exist in order to convict the defendant of a violation of former R.C. 2907.21(A)(3), compelling prostitution of a minor. Because the statute is ambiguous and therefore must be strictly construed against the state, we hold that under former R.C. 2907.21(A)...

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