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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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Buckeye N. Coatings, L.L.C. v. Reeves
| 2025-G-0013 | CIVIL LAW – breach of contract; parol evidence; expert testimony; spoilation of evidence; hearsay; admissions by a party opponent are not hearsay. | Patton | Geauga |
12/8/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5469 |
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State v. Mann
| 2025-A-0040, 2025-A-0041, 2025-A-0042, 2025-A-0043 | CRIMINAL - Sentencing; R.C. 2953.08; R.C. 2929.13; sentence not clearly and contrary to law where trial court declined to overcome presumption of prison and impose community control sanctions. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
12/8/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5467 |
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State v. Dowdell
| 2025-L-062 | CRIMINAL - suppression; probable cause to issue citation; failure to display license registration; plain view; Painesville Cod.Ord. 336.09(a)(3) | S. Lynch | Lake |
12/8/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5474 |
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State v. Harvey
| 2025-T-0008 | CRIMINAL LAW - postconviction relief; aggravating circumstances specification; ineffective assistance of counsel; defendant must produce evidence outside the record that could not have been adduced at the time of trial to succeed on a petition for postconviction relief. | Patton | Trumbull |
12/8/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5475 |
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Iannetta v. JDL Concrete
| 2025-L-044 | CIVIL LAW – small claims; bench trial; abuse of discretion; concrete driveway; breach of contract; defects; competent, credible evidence; workman-like standard; damages; measure of damages; de novo; cost of repair; no evidence presented; remand required. | Patton | Lake |
12/8/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5472 |
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State ex rel. Radic v. Rudary
| 2025-A-0046 | ORIGINAL ACTION - prohibition; failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted; Civ.R. 12(B)(6); subject matter jurisdiction; juvenile court; magistrate’s order; magistrate’s decision; Juv.R. 40; Civ.R. 53; adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law; petition dismissed. | Per Curiam | Ashtabula |
12/8/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5468 |
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State v. Tilton
| 2025-L-016, 2025-L-017 | CRIMINAL LAW - operating a vehicle while under the influence; resisting arrest; two-car accident; defendant would not step out of the vehicle; officer unholstered taser; defendant exited; defendant non-responsive to questions regarding accident; non-compliant; odor of alcoholic beverage; defendant refused medical treatment; no injuries; refusal to enter cruiser; stumble; BMV 2255 refusal; catheter provided; trial exhibits; no obvious redaction; transcript of proceedings filed; no due process deprivations; no prosecutorial misconduct; opening statement; element of charge; joint stipulation to prior offenses; ineffective assistance of counsel; failure to object; assert medical defenses; issues addressed no ineffective assistance of counsel; photo had adequate foundation; alleged failure to preserve exculpatory evidence; arraignment; no Brady violation; no cumulative error; no objection to restitution; insurance premium; no plain error; convictions consistent with the manifest weight of the evidence. | Lucci | Lake |
12/8/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5471 |
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Ferrell v. Ferrell
| 2025-T-0040 | DOMESTIC RELATIONS - transcript of proceedings; affidavit of evidence; Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(b)(iii); non-parent visitation; interest child's welfare; R.C. 3109.051; best interests of the child; due process; guardian ad litem's report; Sup.R. 48.06(C); parent's wishes; statement of evidence; App.R. 9(C) | S. Lynch | Trumbull |
12/8/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5476 |
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Bank of Am., N.A. v. Addo
| 2025-L-060 | CIVIL LAW - default judgment; motion to vacate; personal jurisdiction; sufficient contacts with forum state; long-arm statute; mere use of the instrumentalities of interstate commerce is insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction. | Patton | Lake |
12/8/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5473 |
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State v. Rucker
| 2024-T-0075, 2024-T-0077, 2024-T-0078 | CRIMINAL LAW - arson; R.C 2909.03(A); misconduct at emergency; R.C. 2917.13(A)(1); inducing panic; R.C. 2917.31(A)(3); misdemeanors; sufficiency of the evidence. | Patton | Trumbull |
12/8/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5466 |
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State v. Gigliotti
| 2025-G-0017 | CRIMINAL LAW - intimidation of a witness in a criminal case; R.C. 2921.04; sufficient evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; language translation; unlawful threat of harm. | Lucci | Geauga |
12/8/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5470 |
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O'Neill v. Jones
| 2025-G-0019 | CIVIL - grandparent companionship; R.C. 3109.11; in camera interview; magistrate’s decision; objections; independent review; Civ.R. 53(D); abuse of discretion; best interests of the child; special weight given to the wishes of parents; R.C. 3109.051(D); sealed transcript of in camera interview; specificity of objection. | Lucci | Geauga |
12/1/2025
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12/1/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5366 |
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DiCello v. DiCello
| 2025-L-100 | APPELLATE REVIEW – R.C. 2505.02(B); No final order exists until all issues relating to property division, support and parental rights and responsibilities have been addressed; An entry that leaves issues unresolved and contemplates further action is not a final appealable order. | S. Lynch | Lake |
12/1/2025
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12/1/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5367 |
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Conneaut v. Kelley
| 2025-A-0029, 2025-A-0031 | CRIMINAL LAW - aggravated menacing; sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; R.C. 2923.01; victim’s subjective belief of serious physical harm. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
12/1/2025
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12/1/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5365 |
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State v. Rhodes
| 2025-P-0010 | CRIMINAL LAW - revocation of community control; admission to a probation violation; revocation of community control and imposition of prison was not contrary to law; Crim.R. 32(A); R.C. 2953.08(G)(2); R.C. 2929.15. | Patton | Portage |
12/1/2025
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12/1/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5368 |
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Bank of Am. v. Telerico
| 2025-P-0034 | CIVIL - foreclosure; confirmation of sale; written motions; Civ.R. 5(A) and 6(C)(1); presumption of proper service; harmless error | S. Lynch | Portage |
12/1/2025
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12/1/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5369 |
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Calabrese v. Judy
| 2025-L-018 | CIVIL - third-party legal malpractice; summary judgment; de novo; Civ.R. 56; motion to strike affidavit submitted in support or opposition to summary judgment; abuse of discretion; malice; conscious disregard for the rights and safety of other persons that has a great probability of causing substantial harm; prenuptial agreement; separate property; trust; testamentary capacity; expert opinion may not be based on speculation. | Lucci | Lake |
11/24/2025
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11/24/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5284 |
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In re Estate of Andolsek
| 2025-L-039 | PROBATE - App.R. 16(7); motion to remove administrator; abuse of discretion; R.C. 2109.24; R.C. 2113.18(A); documentary evidence; burden of proof; motion for sanctions; App.R. 23; frivolous appeal; no reasonable question for review. | M. Lynch | Lake |
11/24/2025
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11/24/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5286 |
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State v. Pace
| 2025-T-0042 | CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCING - R.C. 2929.11; R.C. 2929.12; R.C. 2953.08(G)(2); mitigating factors. | M. Lynch | Trumbull |
11/24/2025
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11/24/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5291 |
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State v. Finlaw
| 2025-T-0030 | CRIMINAL LAW - escape; felony five; competence to stand trial; multiple operating a vehicle impaired ("OVI") offenses; post-release control failure to report; warrant; competency evaluation; mildly disruptive behavior; uncooperative behavior not equal to incompetency; due process; no transcript of competency hearing; refusal to be evaluated; statutory due process satisfied; no evidence of irrational behavior or mental illness; suggests court found defendant capable of understanding proceedings and assisting in defense; drug addiction not, unto itself, a basis for incompetency. | Lucci | Trumbull |
11/24/2025
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11/24/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5290 |
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Ross v. Moore
| 2025-L-051 | CIVIL - negligent entrustment; App.R. 9(B)(1); necessity of transcript; appellant’s burden; presume validity of trial court’s proceedings. | Lucci | Lake |
11/24/2025
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11/24/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5288 |
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Krueger v. Krueger
| 2025-G-0018 | CIVIL - dissolution; property division; jurisdiction; act in aid of appeal; motion to certify conflict; inconsistent with appellate court's jurisdiction; stay of judgment; post-judgment interest; property division award reduced to judgment; poundage | S. Lynch | Geauga |
11/24/2025
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11/24/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5283 |
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Shoregate Towers NS, L.L.C. v. Ruple Builders, Inc.
| 2025-L-041 | CIVIL LAW: motion to disqualify counsel; abuse of discretion; Prof.Cond.R. 3.7(a); necessary witness; substantial hardship exception. | M. Lynch | Lake |
11/24/2025
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11/24/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5287 |
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Slodov v. Eagle Ridge Subdivision Property Owner’s Assn., Inc.
| 2025-G-0015 | CIVIL - Contempt; show cause; sanctions; trial court’s interpretation of agreed judgment entry. | Eklund | Geauga |
11/24/2025
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11/24/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5282 |
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State v. Johnson
| 2025-P-0009 | CRIMINAL LAW - theft; witnesses' testimony; surveillance video; not introduced into evidence; video depicted defendant taking victim's purse; claimed ineffective assistance of counsel; claimed hearsay; counsel asserted an Evid.R. 403(A) objection; no hearsay; testimony reflects witnesses' perception not an out of court statement by a declarant; sufficient, credible evidence to support conviction. | Lucci | Portage |
11/24/2025
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11/24/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5289 |
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State v. Keaveney-Padamonsky
| 2025-L-024 | CRIMINAL LAW - involuntary manslaughter; corrupting another with drugs; felonious assault; expert testimony requiring foundation of reliability; no Daubert hearing; ineffective assistance of counsel; failure to cross-examine state's expert regarding source information in preparing toxicology report; reporting limit; reference range; hearsay; learned-treatise exception; expert did not place any significance on toxicologist's reference range; sufficient evidence to support causation; counsel not ineffective. | Lucci | Lake |
11/24/2025
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11/24/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5285 |
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State v. Hall
| 2025-A-0017, 2025-A-0018 | CRIMINAL - felony sentencing; contrary to law; consecutive sentences; statutory factors; danger to community; proportionality; community control; contrary to law; consideration of factors; R.C. 2929.11 and 2929.12; jointly recommended sentence; stipulated sentence; voluntariness of plea; evidence outside of the record | S. Lynch | Ashtabula |
11/24/2025
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11/24/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5281 |
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In re B.R.H.
| 2025-L-066, 2025-L-067, 2025-L-068, 2025-L-070, 2025-L-071, 2025-L-072 | JUVENILE - termination of parental rights; termination of mother's rights; six children; case-plan goals; stable housing; hearings prior to agency filing for permanent custody; magistrate found agency made reasonable efforts to avoid continued removal; not case-plan compliant; manifest weight of the evidence; statutory requirements of reasonable efforts do not apply to permanent custody proceedings; other requirements may require demonstration of reasonable efforts toward family reunification; no challenge to agency's reasonable efforts; best interests of the children; interaction and interrelationship; custodial history; need for legally secure placement; guardian ad litem; recommendation; permanent custody to agency. | Lucci | Lake |
11/17/2025
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11/17/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5181 |
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In re B.M.H.
| 2025-L-064, 2025-L-065 | JUVENILE - termination of parental rights; termination of father's rights; two children; case-plan goals; dual diagnostic assessment; updated; underemployment; hearings prior to agency filing for permanent custody; magistrate found agency made reasonable efforts to avoid continued removal; not case-plan compliant; manifest weight of the evidence; statutory requirement of reasonable efforts does not apply to permanent custody proceedings; other requirement may require demonstration of reasonable efforts toward family reunification; no challenge to agency's reasonable efforts; best interest of children; substance abuse; intoxication at visits; hostility toward caseworkers; guardian ad litem; recommendation; permanent custody to agency; ineffective assistance of counsel; counsel broached treatment issue; no updated assessment records; no ineffective assistance of counsel. | Lucci | Lake |
11/17/2025
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11/17/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5180 |
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State ex rel. Ames v. W. Geauga Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn.
| 2025-G-0016 | EXTRAORDINARY WRIT - petition for writ of mandamus; R.C. 149.43; petitioner must allow three days to cure before filing action; failure to comply with statute. | Per Curiam | Geauga |
11/17/2025
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11/17/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5179 |
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State v. Andrews
| 2025-A-0005 | CRIMINAL LAW - misdemeanor sentencing; R.C. 2929.21; R.C. 2929.22; community control sanctions; suspended jail sentence; R.C. 2929.24; R.C. 2929.25; abuse of discretion; no alcohol; no entry into bars; conditions of community control; failure to object; plain error; Crim.R. 52(B). | Patton | Ashtabula |
11/17/2025
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11/17/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5178 |
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State v. Grant
| 2024-T-0095 | CRIMINAL LAW - motion to suppress; admission of composite video; reasonable articulable suspicion; totality of the circumstances; probable cause; Evid.R. 901(A); manifest weight; chain of custody. | Patton | Trumbull |
11/10/2025
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11/10/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5095 |
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WCG Properties, L.L.C. v. Clifton
| 2025-G-0022 | APPELLATE REVIEW - dismissal for failure to prosecute; Civ.R. 41(B)(1); without prejudice; double dismissal rule; Civ.R. 41(A)(1); saving statute; R.C. 2305.19; no final, appealable order. | Eklund | Geauga |
11/10/2025
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11/10/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5096 |
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Concord Village Skilled Nursing & Rehab., Ltd. v. Lundquist
| 2025-L-033 | CIVIL LAW – Civ. R. 56; motion for summary judgment; nursing facility; breach of contract; failure to pay; fraudulent transfer; power of attorney; de novo; 42 C.F.R. 483.15(a)(3); Adm.Code 5160-3-02(C)(4); debtor; R.C. 1336.04; R.C. 1336.05; insolvency; presumption of insolvency; R.C. 1336.02(A)(2); execution of a power of attorney; transfer on death designation for residence; badges of fraud; R.C. 1336.04; joint owner of bank account; weighing of evidence; R.C. 1337.34(A); Ohio’s Uniform Power of Attorney Act. | Patton | Lake |
11/10/2025
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11/10/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5097 |
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Tax Ease OH IV, L.L.C. v. Osmic
| 2025-L-117 | APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02(B); appeal from magistrate's order is not a final appealable order; Civ.R. 53(D)(2)(a)(i); lack of jurisdiction. | M. Lynch | Lake |
11/10/2025
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11/10/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5098 |
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Matyas v. Matyas
| 2025-T-0007 | DOMESTIC RELATIONS - divorce; de facto termination of marriage date; bankruptcy stay; marital residence; separate property; traceable; premarital loan; current market value; distribution of marital assets and marital debt; factual findings not supported by competent, credible evidence; joint tax returns; child support award; R.C. 3119.05. | M. Lynch | Trumbull |
11/10/2025
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11/10/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5100 |
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In re Guardianship of Kluth
| 2025-P-0069 | APPELLATE REVIEW - Merely adopting magistrate's decision is not a final appealable order; trial court needs separate and distinct order. | Eklund | Portage |
11/10/2025
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11/10/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5099 |
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State v. Rodgers
| 2025-T-0015 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 4(A); thirty-day rule; Civ.R. 58(B); untimely appeal. | Patton | Trumbull |
11/10/2025
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11/10/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5101 |
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Schultz v. Schultz
| 2025-P-0055 | APPELLATE REVIEW - Motion for reconsideration is a nullity; does not extend the time to appeal a final judgment; App.R. 4; Civ.R. 58(B), untimely appeal. | Patton | Portage |
11/3/2025
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11/3/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4995 |
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State v. Clark
| 2025-L-006 | CRIMINAL LAW - trafficking in drugs; methamphetamine; controlled buys; vicinity of a school; school premises; R.C. 2925.03; R.C. 2925.01; manifest weight; sufficiency of evidence; ineffective assistance of counsel; debatable trial strategy; jury selection; peremptory challenges; unidentified witnesses; self-representation; sentencing; R.C. 2953.080(G); minimum mandatory sentence. | Patton | Lake |
11/3/2025
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11/3/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4992 |
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State v. Hubert
| 2025-A-0010 & 2025-A-0011 | CRIMINAL LAW - plea agreements; consecutive sentences; not clearly and convincingly contrary to law; required findings made at sentencing hearing and incorporated into judgment entry. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
11/3/2025
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11/3/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4991 |
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Ford Motor Credit Co., L.L.C. v. Sobecki
| 2025-L-106 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 4(A); thirty-day rule; Civ.R. 58(B); untimely appeal. | Lucci | Lake |
11/3/2025
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11/3/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4994 |
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State v. Phommavichit
| 2025-L-026 | CRIMINAL - right to self-representation; waiver; right to counsel; colloquy; dangers of self-representation; knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently; ineffective assistance of counsel; vague and general allegation; trial court inquiry. | M. Lynch | Lake |
11/3/2025
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11/3/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4993 |
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State v. Fairbanks
| 2025-A-0021 | CRIMINAL LAW - no contest plea; sentence not clearly and convincingly contrary to law; no recommendation; parol evidence rule; no requirement to recite plea agreement; ineffective assistance of trial counsel; arguing own ineffectiveness; no valid basis to file motion to withdraw plea; futile act. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
10/27/2025
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10/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4910 |
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Sampson v. Sampson
| 2025-L-059 | CIVIL - Motion to terminate Protection Order; App.R. 9; App.R. 10; failure to provide transcript; App.R. 12; assignments of error not identified by reference to the record; App.R. 16; failure to argue in support of assigned errors; timely appeal; cannot use later judgment entry to “bootstrap” appeal. | Eklund | Lake |
10/27/2025
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10/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4912 |
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State v. Carney
| 2025-P-0023 | CRIMINAL LAW - negotiated plea agreement; general law of contracts; breach of plea agreement; record does not reflect the state agreed to remain silent at sentencing. | M. Lynch | Portage |
10/27/2025
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10/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4914 |
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Auburn Twp. Bd. of Trustees v. Sedensky
| 2025-G-0012 | CIVIL - injunction; declaratory judgment; short term rental; zoning; summary judgment; permitted uses; constitutional challenges; stare decisis; prejudice; harmless error. | Lucci | Geauga |
10/27/2025
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10/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4911 |
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State v. DiTomaso
| 2025-P-0007, 2025-P-0014 | ANDERS - post-sentence motion to change plea; manifest injustice; hearing; buyer's remorse; doctrine of res judicata; wholly frivolous; motion to withdraw; appeal dismissed. | M. Lynch | Portage |
10/27/2025
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10/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4913 |
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State ex rel. Bazetta Twp. v. Yoder
| 2025-T-0024 | CIVIL - writ of mandamus; township as taxing unit; tax revenue; township fiscal officer; county auditor; county treasurer; cybercrime; fraud; multi-factor authentication; payment-redirect email scheme; electronic warrants authorizing direct deposit; R.C. 319.16; R.C. 321.15; R.C. 321.31; R.C. 321.34; county treasurer shall settle with county auditor all taxes and assessments; money shall be paid to township fiscal officer; money shall be paid to accounts of local authorities; county auditor did not fulfill statutory duty by depositing money owed to the township into an account not owned by the township. | M. Lynch | Trumbull |
10/27/2025
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10/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4915 |
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State v. Martinez-Rios
| 2025-L-035 | CRIMINAL - felony sentence; contrary to law; R.C. 2929.12; R.C. 2929.11; mitigating factors; weighing of sentencing factors | S. Lynch | Lake |
10/20/2025
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10/20/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4785 |
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