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Daily Case Announcements
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June 13, 2025
At the request of relator James Gallagher, the Court dismissed State ex rel. Gallagher v. Ohio Dept. of Agriculture.
June 12, 2025
In State v. Coker, the Court ruled that a wife's testimony about having sex against her will sufficiently described sexual conduct, leading to her husband's convictions for rape.
June 11, 2025
State v. Clinkscale
State ex rel. Byk v. Indus. Comm.
In State v. Clinkscale, the Court ruled when an Ohio offender receives a mandatory prison term, jail-time credit cannot reduce the waiting period for the offender to apply for early judicial release.
June 10, 2025
In State ex rel. McCartney v. Simco Mgt., Inc., the Court granted the appellant Ohio Industrial Commission’s request to remand the case to the Tenth District Court of Appeals.
The Court accepted N. Canton Dept. of Dev. Servs. v. CF Homes, L.L.C. for review.
The parties in State ex rel. Gallagher v. Ohio Dept. of Agriculture notified the Court that they reached a settlement during mediation.
June 9, 2025
The Court published official versions of seven opinions, which were previously released as slip opinions.
June 4, 2025
In Disciplinary Counsel v. Russ, the Court reinstated Andrew Russ of Pickerington to the practice of law.
June 3, 2025
The parties in State ex rel. Fed. Pub. Defender N. Dist. of Ohio v. Trumbull Cty. Prosecutor notified the Court that they reached a settlement during mediation.
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Ohio Courts in the News
- Ohio Supreme Court upholds rape conviction in spousal case: Columbus Dispatch
- Convictions reinstated in Wood County spousal rape case: Toledo Blade
- Jury convicts Akron woman of raping infant: Cleveland.com
- Man gets 18 months in prison for slurs, domestic violence: The Vindicator
- Hamilton County prosecutor determines no criminal charges appropriate in February neo-Nazis rally: WCPO
- Judge spares Euclid couple prison for leaving Duke chained in cold garage for months: Cleveland.com
- Former police chief pleads guilty: Sentinel-Tribune
- Eastlake tech company owner pleads guilty to using job to access private cameras and stalk women: WKYC
- Autism agency chief quits after pleading guilty to theft charge: The Vindicator
- ICE arrests Brazilian asylum-seeker paying speeding ticket at Franklin County courthouse: Columbus Dispatch
- A California federal court sided with Hyundai and Kia by finding that an Ohio products liability law bars negligence claims from five Ohio cities in sprawling multidistrict litigation alleging the automakers knowingly sold vehicles with design flaws that resulted in a car theft crime spree.
- Cuyahoga County jury convicts pair in the killing of 10-year-old Gracie Griffin, rejects self-defense claim: Cleveland.com
- Man who charged at officer with knife sentenced: The Vindicator
- Woman sentenced to at least 15 years for fatal crash during chase near Drexel: Dayton Daily News
- Former Vienna fiscal officer rejects plea offer: Tribune Chronicle