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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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Tillimon v. Pennington
| L-18-1157 | The trial court abused its discretion in applying post hoc review to the facts to find a willful violation of Civ.R. 11 and frivolous conduct, pursuant to R.C. 2323.51. | Zmuda | Lucas |
3/22/2019
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3/22/2019
| 2019-Ohio-1031 |
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State v. Moore
| L-17-1291 | Prison sentence clearly and convincingly supported by the record, with challenge to consecutive sentences not before the court on appeal. Appellant failed to appeal the judgment in a separate case, imposing a sentence to run consecutively to the sentence on appeal. | Zmuda | Lucas |
3/22/2019
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3/22/2019
| 2019-Ohio-1032 |
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State v. McDonald
| L-18-1109 | Sentence imposed pursuant to R.C. 2929.14(C)(1)(a), not R.C. 2929.14(C)(4). R.C. 2929.19(B)(2)(f)’s language now codified under R.C. 2929.19(B)(2)(g). No prejudice demonstrated, and failure to notify as set forth in language of R.C. 2929.19(B)(2)(g) at sentencing does not constitute prejudicial error or automatic reversal. | Singer | Lucas |
3/22/2019
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3/22/2019
| 2019-Ohio-1034 |
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State v. Snell
| WD-18-004 | Appellant’s guilty plea waived alleged discovery errors; the state did not breach the plea agreement. | Pietrykowski | Wood |
3/22/2019
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3/22/2019
| 2019-Ohio-1033 |
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Wyper v. DuFour
| WD-18-050 | Trial court properly found that appellant was not entitled to exclusive occupancy of certain trust real estate, where the clear and unambiguous language contained in the trust agreement granted appellant exclusive occupancy of another piece of trust real estate. | Zmuda | Wood |
3/22/2019
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3/22/2019
| 2019-Ohio-1035 |
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State v. Holmes
| L-17-1111 | Trial court properly allowed testimony about victim’s hearsay statements. Appellant’s conviction is supported by sufficient evidence; the jury reasonably chose to believe statements victim made the day after the rape over her trial testimony. Appellant’s conviction is not against the weight of the evidence; the jury choosing to believe only parts of victim’s testimony did not create a manifest miscarriage of justice. Trial counsel’s actions were trial strategy, not ineffective assistance of counsel. | Mayle | Lucas |
3/15/2019
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3/15/2019
| 2019-Ohio-896 |
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State v. Brown
| OT-18-021 | Trial court did not err in appellant’s change of plea colloquy. Appellant properly stipulated to sufficient facts in support of guilty finding. Judgment affirmed. | Osowik | Ottawa |
3/15/2019
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3/15/2019
| 2019-Ohio-894 |
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State v. Clemens
| E-18-032 | The record reflects no abuse of discretion in the denial of appellant’s pro se, “Motion for Immediate Relief From a Fraud Upon the Court.” Judgment affirmed. | Osowik | Erie |
3/15/2019
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3/15/2019
| 2019-Ohio-895 |
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Pluck v. Williams
| E-18-043 | In appeal of small-claims court decision, court did not abuse discretion in granting judgment to defendant. Even if not required to present expert testimony in small claims court, plaintiff must present reliable evidence. Plaintiff failed to file transcript of proceedings or App.R. 9(C) statement of evidence and evidence as summarized by small-claims court is insufficient to show that appellant met burden of proving claim with reliable evidence. | Mayle | Erie |
3/15/2019
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3/15/2019
| 2019-Ohio-897 |
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State v. Harris
| E-18-013 | Trial counsel was not ineffective where appellant received a sentence of 16 months in prison after pleading guilty to an amended charge of aggravated assault. Appellant faced a potential maximum prison sentence of over 80 years on the original charges, and counsel’s statements during mitigation were appropriately brief in light of appellant’s extensive criminal history and the lack of mitigating circumstances present in the record. | Zmuda | Erie |
3/8/2019
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3/8/2019
| 2019-Ohio-813 |
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