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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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Truckey v. Truckey
| 2018-A-0048 | DOMESTIC RELATIONS - CHILD SUPPORT - motion to modify child support; deviation to zero; change of circumstances; ten percent difference; R.C. 3119.79; DePalmo; R.C. 3119.22; R.C. 3119.23; R.C. 3119.03. | Trapp | Ashtabula |
8/12/2019
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8/12/2019
| 2019-Ohio-3232 |
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State v. Benson
| 2018-A-0054 | CRIMINAL LAW - motion to suppress; Miranda warnings; custodial interrogation; incriminating statements; extended questioning; free to leave; coercive pressure; physical evidence; factual findings. | Trapp | Ashtabula |
8/12/2019
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8/12/2019
| 2019-Ohio-3234 |
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Willowick v. Osborne
| 2018-L-124, 2018-L-125, 2018-L-126 | CRIMINAL LAW - Fourth Amendment; motion to suppress; OVI; no contest; reasonable suspicion; Evans factors; field sobriety tests; breath test; Intoxilyzer; substantial compliance; burden-shifting; "shotgun" approach; waiver; dry gas control; probable cause; harmless error. | Trapp | Lake |
8/12/2019
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8/12/2019
| 2019-Ohio-3235 |
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Dejak v. Dejak
| 2018-L-139 | DOMESTIC RELATIONS - divorce; prenuptial agreement; enforceable; pro se; no objections; magistrate improperly advised no need to object; consider arguments in interest of justice; 20% of assets; no ambiguity; no violation of attorney-client privilege; date of termination of marriage; not unreasonable or inequitable; no error in failing to require additional evidence of assets. | Rice | Lake |
8/12/2019
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8/12/2019
| 2019-Ohio-3236 |
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State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs.
| 2018-P-0036 | CIVIL - Ohio's Open Meetings Act; denied relief; denied injunction; R.C. 121.22(I)(2)(b); frivolous conduct finding; R.C. 2323.51(A); no hearing; not dicta; not moot; collateral consequences; constitutional due process violation; avoid unreasonable or absurd result; no error in award of summary judgment on principal claims; no error in striking amended complaint. | Rice | Portage |
8/12/2019
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8/12/2019
| 2019-Ohio-3237 |
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State v. Tawney
| 2018-P-0060 | CRIMINAL LAW - felonious assault; R.C. 2903.11(A)(1), (2); abduction; R.C. 2905.02(A)(2)(C); aggravated burglary; R.C. 2911.11(A)(1)(B); robbery; R.C. 2911.02(A)(2)(B); disrupting public service; R.C. 2909.04(A)(1); grand theft auto; R.C. 2913.02; prosecution stating the defense presented "zero evidence" and evidence was uncontroverted was not grounds for mistrial because comment was directed to the strength of the evidence not defendant's decision not to testify; appellant was unable to show ineffective assistance of counsel when errors were harmless. | Rice | Portage |
8/12/2019
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8/12/2019
| 2019-Ohio-3238 |
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Sutton Bank v. Progressive Polymers, L.L.C.
| 2018-P-0079, 2019-P-0001 | CIVIL - cognovit note; promissory note; confession of judgment; de novo; contract interpretation; unambiguous contract; R.C. 2323.13(D). | Cannon | Portage |
8/12/2019
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8/12/2019
| 2019-Ohio-3239 |
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State v. Stephens
| 2018-P-0090 | CRIMINAL - Gross Sexual Imposition; Attempted Rape; sentencing; contrary to law; R.C. 2929.11 and .12; presumption of prison; community control; court required to consider statutory sentencing factors; gender of offender; juvenile at time offenses committed; full discretion to impose a prison sentence within the statutory range | Lynch | Portage |
8/5/2019
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8/5/2019
| 2019-Ohio-3150 |
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State v. Figuero
| 2018-T-0071 | CRIMINAL LAW - Crim.R. 16(B)(2); defendant fails to establish state's noncompliance with discovery obligation; defendant must produce evidence that preindictment delay caused actual prejudice before burden shifts to state to show justifiable reason for delay; trial court need only consider sentencing factors, findings are not required. | Wright | Trumbull |
8/5/2019
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8/5/2019
| 2019-Ohio-3151 |
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B.R. Knez Constr., Inc.
| 2018-L-049 | ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL - ZONING - denial of variance to build within riparian setback; variance applicant must establish practical difficulties; Duncan v. Village of Middlefield, 23 Ohio St.3d 83; trial court correctly limited its review consistent with R.C. 2506.03. | Wright | Lake |
8/5/2019
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8/5/2019
| 2019-Ohio-3149 |
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