Opinion
2021-0756
08-18-2021
STATE v. BOLLAR
CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS
MOTION AND PROCEDURAL RULINGS
On review of order certifying a conflict. The court determines that a conflict exists. The parties are to brief the issue as stated on pages 2-3 of the court of appeals’ June 9, 2021 entry: "Whether Ohio's legislature has specifically authorized cumulative punishments for multiple firearm specifications that were committed as part of the same act or transaction under the narrowly tailored, specifically designated circumstances set forth in R.C. 2929.14(B)(1)(g), when the underlying felonies attendant to the firearm specifications are merged at sentencing as allied offenses of similar import pursuant to R.C. 2929.14(C)(4)." The conflict cases are State v. Doyle, 2019-Ohio-979, 133 N.E.3d 890 (8th Dist.), and State v. Roper, 9th Dist. Summit Nos. 26631 and 26632, 2013-Ohio-2176. Sua sponte, cause consolidated with 2021-0769, State v. Bollar.