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Ohio Supreme Court· 3/26/1992

State v. Smith

Citations

  • 74 Ohio St. 3d 1238
  • 657 N.E.2d 1345
  • 1992 Ohio LEXIS 3421

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that a party's failure to confirm allegations \ 'by oath or affirmation' \ violated R.C. 2701.03, leading to an unsworn letter having \ 'no effect on the proceedings' \
  • finding the affiant’s unsworn rebuttal letter to be a “ ‘nullity’ ” having “ ‘no effect on the proceedings’ ”
  • purported affidavit omitting jurat of notary public or other official authorized to administer oath or affirmation was not an affidavit
  • by definition, an affidavit must be confirmed by oath or affirmation of the party making it and must be taken before a person having authority to administer the oath or affirmation
  • purported affidavit omitting jurat of notary public or other official authorized to administer oath or affirmation was not an affidavit
  • purported affidavit omitting jurat of notary public or other official authorized to administer oath or affirmation was not an affidavit

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Judges: Moyer

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