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Sponsor seeks to remove "stealth, deceit and force" from Ohio burglary statute after high‑profile appeal
Summary
Representative Klick introduced House Bill 252 to remove the words 'stealth, deceit and force' from Ohio's burglary definition, aligning Ohio with the Model Penal Code and other states; sponsors said the change addresses recent appellate interpretation that overturned a sentence in a case involving a stolen leaf blower.
Representative Klick told the House Judiciary Committee that House Bill 252 would remove the three words "stealth, deceit and force" from Ohio's burglary definition, arguing the change would align Ohio with the model penal code and the statutes of many other states.
Klick described a recent case in which a man took a homeowner's…
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