Opinion

In re T.L.

  • 127 Ohio St. 3d 8
  • 2010 Ohio 4936
Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Filed
Oct 14, 2010
Status
Published
On the bench
O'Donnell, Pfeifer, Stratton, O'Connor, Lanzinger, Cupp, Brown
Cited by
4 cases
Authority
More cited than 62.9%

The opinion

{¶ 1} The discretionary appeal was accepted in this case on Proposition of Law No. I and held for the decision in State v. Arnold, 126 Ohio St.3d 290 , 2010-Ohio-2742 , 933 N.E.2d 775 .

{¶ 2} We are unable to determine from the court of appeals’ opinion whether the juvenile court erroneously admitted statements by the child victim to child advocacy center employees. It is uncertain whether the statements were made for forensic or medical purposes and, if the statements were made for forensic purposes, whether their admission was harmless error. Accordingly, the portion of the court of appeals’ judgment with respect to appellant J.M.’s third assignment of error is vacated, and the cause is remanded to the court of appeals for further proceedings consistent with State v. Arnold.

Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O’Connor, Lanzinger, and Cupp, JJ., concur.

Brown, C.J., concurs in judgment only.

*9 Timothy Young, Ohio Public Defender, and Angela Miller, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant, J.M.

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