In re L.G.

2018 Ohio 3750 (Ohio 2018) · Supreme Court of Ohio · September 20, 2018 · No. 2017-0877

Summary

The Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed the appeal as having been improvidently accepted. In a dissent, Justice O'Donnell argued that the court of appeals misapplied precedent concerning whether a school district safety director acted as an agent of law enforcement subject to Miranda requirements when questioning a student about a bomb threat.

Holdings

  1. The appeal was dismissed as having been improvidently accepted.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the Supreme Court of Ohio should decide the State's appeal concerning the application of Miranda warnings to questioning by a school-district safety official.
  2. Whether the appeal should be dismissed as having been improvidently accepted.

Disposition

dismissed

Cases Cited (6)

  • State v. Jackson, 2018-Ohio-2169(followed and applied in dissent)
  • Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966)(cited)
  • State v. Graham, 136 Ohio St. 3d 125, 2013-Ohio-2114, 991 N.E.2d 1116(cited)
  • State v. Watson, 28 Ohio St. 2d 15, 275 N.E.2d 153 (1971)(quoted and applied in dissent)
  • State v. Bolan, 27 Ohio St. 2d 15, 271 N.E.2d 839 (1971)(quoted and applied in dissent)
  • State v. Bernard, 31 So. 3d 1025 (La. 2010)(cited in Jackson quotation)

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