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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

2005-1678.  State v. Hale, Slip Opinion No. 2008-Ohio-3426.
Cuyahoga C.P. No. CR-04-454857-A.  Judgment affirmed. See opinion.
Moyer, C.J., and Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor, O'Donnell, Lanzinger, and Cupp, JJ., concur.
It appearing to the court that the date fixed for the execution of judgment and sentence of the Court of Common Pleas has passed.
It is ordered by the court that the sentence be carried into execution by the Warden of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility or, in his absence, by the Deputy Warden on Thursday, November 6, 2008, in accordance with the statutes so provided.
It is further ordered that a certified copy of this entry and a warrant under the seal of this court be certified to the Warden of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, and that the Warden shall make due return to the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Cuyahoga County.
It is further ordered by the court that a mandate be sent to the Court of Common Pleas for Cuyahoga County to carry this judgment into execution, and that a copy of this entry be certified to the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Cuyahoga County for entry.
Opinion: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2008/2008-Ohio-3426.pdf
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