BERRY v. LUCAS CTY. BD. OF COMMRS, 126 Ohio St.3d 1541 (2010)

2010-Ohio-3855

Berry v. Lucas Cty. Bd. of Commrs.

No. 2010-0740.Supreme Court of Ohio.
August 25, 2010.

Motion and Procedural Rulings.

Certified Question of State Law, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Western Division, No. 3:08CV3005. On review of preliminary memoranda pursuant to S.Ct.Prac. R. 18.6. The court will answer the following question:

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“May a prisoner reimbursement policy adopted by a board of county commissioners pursuant to [R.C.] 341.19 require a convicted criminal offender to reimburse the county for the costs it incurred as a result of the offender’s confinement in a local detention facility prior to the commencement of sentence?”

LANZINGER, J., dissents.