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The State of Ohio v. Hale

Supreme Court of Ohio
Mar 7, 1956
165 Ohio St. 104 (Ohio 1956)

Opinion

No. 34706

Decided March 7, 1956.

Supreme Court — Dismissal sua sponte — No debatable constitutional question involved — Criminal law — Operation of motor vehicle while intoxicated — Section 4511.19, Revised Code — Statutory construction — Change in language of statute — Section 4301.01, Revised Code — Definition of intoxicating liquor — Claim sections in pari materia — Comment of trial court at conclusion of charge — Improper form of verdict submitted — Verdict returned, corrected after deliberations resumed — Fair trial — Equal protection of the laws — Section 10, Article I, Constitution.

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Miami County.

Mr. James H. DeWeese, prosecuting attorney, Mr. Howard Swinehart and Mr. R.K. Wilson, for appellee.

Mr. Forrest L. Blankenship, for appellant.


It is ordered and adjudged, sua sponte, that this appeal as of right be, and the same hereby is, dismissed for the reason that no debatable constitutional question is involved.

Appeal dismissed.

WEYGANDT, C.J., MATTHIAS, HART, ZIMMERMAN, STEWART, BELL and TAFT, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

The State of Ohio v. Hale

Supreme Court of Ohio
Mar 7, 1956
165 Ohio St. 104 (Ohio 1956)
Case details for

The State of Ohio v. Hale

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE v. HALE, APPELLANT

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Mar 7, 1956

Citations

165 Ohio St. 104 (Ohio 1956)
133 N.E.2d 104

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