COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld a 65-year prison term imposed on a central Ohio woman who pleaded guilty to stealing jewelry and other valuables from several dozen elderly residents at nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
The trial court imposed consecutive sentences, saying "no single prison term" would be adequate given the serious offenses.
Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesThe high court reversed that decision in 2019 and told the appeals court to reconsider.
The state Supreme Court voted 4-3 in December to send the case back for reconsideration again.
But in January — after control of the high court shifted parties — it voted 4-3 to reconsider its own decision.
Persons:
Susan Gwynne, Gwynne
Organizations:
Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Reformatory, Women
Locations:
COLUMBUS , Ohio, Ohio, Delaware County, Franklin County, Fifth, Marysville