State v. Cervantes

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 4018

Syllabus

Where appellant committed multiple, separate offenses in multiple counties, R.C. 2901.12(H) permitted, but did not require, state to prosecute all offenses together. Blockburger test inapplicable where defendant committed multiple offenses supporting multiple counts. Kidnapping was not merely incidental to assault where it caused separate, identifiable harm resulted.