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· 12/8/1999

State ex rel. Bernard v. Kessler

Citations

  • 87 Ohio St. 3d 1458
  • 720 N.E.2d 541
  • 1999 Ohio LEXIS 3735

How courts have described this case

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  • “A sentence in a criminal case should be so complete that to ascertain its meaning it will not be necessary to supplement the written words by either a nonjudicial or ministerial officer. He must find what the sentencing judge intended from the language which he used.”

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Judges: Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney

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