State v. Taylor

Citations

• 194 N.E.3d 867
• 2022 Ohio 2877

Syllabus

Appeal following jury trial of juvenile transferred to the general division for criminal proceedings. Under State v. Smith, complicity to purposeful murder is not an equivalent act charged to felony murder by felonious assault, and juvenile court's order finding probable cause to prosecute juvenile for complicity to purposeful murder was not effective to transfer jurisdiction to general division for felony murder prosecution. Interrogation of juvenile who had consulted with and was represented by counsel was violation of juvenile's right to counsel, where counsel had previously and continually informed both police and prosecutor for eight-month period between arrests that juvenile would not consent to an interview, where interrogating officer had previously spoken with counsel and was aware of counsel's representation. Judgment of conviction vacated.