76 Ohio App. 3d 747 - State v. Ferguson’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “(ii) Has caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person, or has killed another dog; {¶ 60}”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Murphy · City of Toledo v. Tellings, Unpublished Decision (3-3-2006)

2. “even if he admits that the dog in question belongs to the breed commonly known as a pit bull dog. Id. In actual practice, however, where the dog is admitted to be a pit bull, the absence of the elements contained in R.C. 955.11 (A)(4)(a)(i) and 955.11 (A)(4)(a)(ii) standing alone,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. City of Toledo v. Tellings, Unpublished Decision (3-3-2006)

3. “is insufficient as a matter of law to rebut the state's prima facie showing that the dog is a `vicious dog' as defined by R.C. 955.11(A)(4)(a)(iii).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. City of Toledo v. Tellings, Unpublished Decision (3-3-2006)