[Cite as State v. South, 120 Ohio St.3d 358, 2008-Ohio-6693.]




             THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. SOUTH, APPELLANT.
          [Cite as State v. South, 120 Ohio St.3d 358, 2008-Ohio-6693.]
Judgment of the court of appeals reversed and cause remanded.
           (No. 2008-0767 — Submitted December 17, 2008 — Decided
                                   December 24, 2008.)
                APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Union County,
                            No. 14-07-40, 2008-Ohio-1143.
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         {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals dismissing appellant’s appeal
to that court for lack of a final, appealable order is reversed. The cause is
remanded to the court of appeals to rule on the merits of appellant’s assignment of
error.
         MOYER,     C.J.,    and    PFEIFER,       LUNDBERG     STRATTON,   O’CONNOR,
O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, and CUPP, JJ., concur.
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         Alison Boggs, for appellant.
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