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State v. Hardesty 24CA6CRIMINAL-CRIM.R. 29(A)-SUFFICIENCY-MANIFEST WEIGHT-FELONY SENTENCING-RESTITUTION - Appellant's convictions for aggravated burglary and felonious assault were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence; the bib-minimum and consecutive sentences imposed by the trial court were not contrary to law where the trial court considered all of the relevant sentencing factors, made the necessary findings, and imposed prison terms within the permitted range; the trial court's order of restitution was not contrary to law.SmithRoss 12/12/2025 12/23/2025 2025-Ohio-5744
State v. Pence 24CA7jury instructions; lesser include offense; inferior degree offense; felony murder; felonious assault; voluntary manslaughter; involuntary manslaughter; aggravated assault; serious provocationHessHocking 12/11/2025 12/22/2025 2025-Ohio-5696
Krista v. Thompson 25CA1withdrawal of counsel; abuse of discretion; dismissal; Civ.R. 41(B)(1); Civ.R. 41(B)(2); notice; jurisdiction; invited error doctrine; sufficiency of evidence; breach of contract; authenticity; Evid.R. 901(A)HessHocking 12/10/2025 12/15/2025 2025-Ohio-5566
In re T.L. 25CA24admission; permanent custody; parental rights; Juv.R. 29(D); prejudice; plain errorHessPickaway 12/10/2025 12/16/2025 2025-Ohio-5592
Tunnacliffe v. Carr 23CA1166, 23CA1167manifest weight of the evidence; laches; waiver; abandonment; restitution; recission; restrictive covenants; damages; attorney fees; hardshipHessAdams 12/10/2025 12/16/2025 2025-Ohio-5590
In re C.E. 25CA4134Permanent custody-Trial court's judgment placing children in the agency's permanent custody was not against the manifest weight of the evidence-Judgment affirmed.AbeleScioto 12/10/2025 12/18/2025 2025-Ohio-5641
State v. Steele 23CA4034Manifest weight of evidence; Sufficiency of evidence; Trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound; R.C. 2925.03(A)(1); Definition of "offer to sell" in trafficking casesWilkinScioto 12/9/2025 12/23/2025 2025-Ohio-5730
State v. Knott 23CA4056CRIMINAL-SUFFICIENCY-MANIFEST WEIGHT-INFERENCE STACKING-ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE-JAIL TIME CREDIT-REAGAN TOKES LAW - Appellant's convictions were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence; the jury did not engage in improper inference stacking; the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of autopsy photos or appellant's past drug use; the trial court plainly erred in failing to award jail time credit; appellant's sentence was contrary to law due to the trial court's failure to provide all five notifications contained in R.C. 2929.19(B)(2)(c)(i)-(v) during the sentencing hearing as required by the Reagan Tokes Law.SmithScioto 12/9/2025 12/23/2025 2025-Ohio-5745
State v. Smith 23CA4036Trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound; Aggravated trafficking; Definition of possession; Evid.R. 404(B); Other acts evidence; Harmless error; Motion to suppress; Standing to challenge traffic stop; R.C. 4511.39; Turn signal violation; Scope of search during traffic stop; Odor of raw marijuana as probable cause to search; Inventory searchWilkinScioto 12/9/2025 12/23/2025 2025-Ohio-5752
State v. Lemaster 24CA6Abduction; R.C. 2905.02(A)(2); Assault; R.C. 2903.13(A); Manifest weight; Sufficiency of evidence; Prosecutorial misconduct; Closing arguments; Brady Violations; Ineffective assistance of counsel in failing to object to hearsay; Ineffective assistance of counsel for moving for mistrial/continuances; Ineffective assistance of counsel as it pertains to calling witnesses to testify; Venue; Judicial notice of territory in district; Use of Google mapsWilkinMeigs 12/9/2025 12/18/2025 2025-Ohio-5621
State ex rel. Kirkpatrick v. Madison Twp. 25CA2Motion to dismiss; Civ.R. 12(B)(1); lack of subject matter jurisdiction; mootness; laches; Civ.R 12(B)(6); burden of proof; construction commences; de novo review; extrinsic evidenceHessPickaway 12/8/2025 12/16/2025 2025-Ohio-5591
State v. Akers 23CA10CRIMINAL-STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FELONY OFFENSES, R.C. 2901.13(F)-INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL - State did not exercise reasonable diligence in commencing prosecution where warrant was issued pursuant to Crim.R. 4(D) in March 2018; attempt to serve was not made at appellant's last known address but instead at address where law enforcement authorities told appellant to leave; record contains no evidence appellant attempted to hide himself or otherwise attempted to avoid prosecution; and indictment and summons was not served until March 2023; trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to file motion to dismiss indictment based on failure to commence prosecution within the applicable limitations period.Pur CuriamMeigs 11/25/2025 12/4/2025 2025-Ohio-5409
State v. Burns 25CA7Appellant's aggravated drug trafficking conviction not against the manifest weight of the evidence.AbeleHighland 11/25/2025 12/5/2025 2025-Ohio-5442
In re T.F. 25CA704motion for contempt; motion for sanctions; no-contact order; standing; Civ.R. 52; App.R. 16(A)(7)HessVinton 11/25/2025 12/2/2025 2025-Ohio-5384
Robson v. Mason 25CA706R.C. 2903.214, civil stalking protection order, factual findings, due process, res judicata, consent, motion to vacate, waiverHessVinton 11/25/2025 12/2/2025 2025-Ohio-5385
State v. Haughn 24CA15Appellant's conviction is not against the manifest weight of the evidence; trial court did not commit plain error when it omitted an instruction regarding the statutory definition of "menacing fashion," and ineffective assistance of counsel assignment of error was moot.AbeleRoss 11/25/2025 12/3/2025 2025-Ohio-5405
State v. Reynolds 25CA1209Appellant had the burden to object to the verdict form in this case; appellant failed to meet his burden to establish plain error; appellant failed to demonstrate that insufficient evidence supported his conviction and his conviction is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence.AbeleAdams 11/24/2025 12/4/2025 2025-Ohio-5424
State v. Dillon 25CA3Appellant's sentence fell within the statutory range and trial court properly considered the R.C. 2929.11 sentencing principles and the R.C. 2929.12 seriousness and recidivism factors.AbelePickaway 11/24/2025 12/2/2025 2025-Ohio-5394
State v. Burchett 24CA6Defendant's admission constituted proof of prior operating a vehicle impaired ("OVI") convictions.AbeleLawrence 11/21/2025 12/5/2025 2025-Ohio-5444
In re J.Y. 24CA8JUVENILE-CRIM.R. 16(L)(1) - The trial court did not violate Crim.R. 16(L)(1) or otherwise abuse its discretion in dismissing the case with prejudice upon being notified midway through the adjudication hearing that the State had violated its discovery obligations by failing to provide the defense with material and potentially exculpatory evidence.SmithMeigs 11/19/2025 11/25/2025 2025-Ohio-5308
State v. Brummett 24CA15CRIMINAL-RAPE-SEXUAL CONDUCT - Appellant's conviction for rape was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence, based upon established case law stating that penetration was not required in order to complete the act of cunnilingus, which constitutes sexual conduct for purposes of rape; the trial court's failure to make the findings required before imposing consecutive sentences rendered the appellant's consecutive sentences contrary to law.SmithHighland 11/19/2025 11/25/2025 2025-Ohio-5307
State v. Creager 24CA6CRIMINAL-STRANGULATION - Any rational trier of fact could have found the element of physical harm proven beyond a reasonable doubt and appellant's conviction was not against the manifest weight of the evidence where victim testified she could not breathe when appellant held her throat and when he covered her mouth and nose; degree of harm that rises to the level of "serious" is not a precise science and whether physical injuries constitute serious physical harm is typically a question of the weight rather than the sufficiency of the evidence.SmithHighland 11/18/2025 12/16/2025 2025-Ohio-5608
State v. Purtee 25CA1220guilty plea; plea colloquy; constitutional rights; strict compliance; plea invalid; Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c)HessAdams 11/17/2025 11/21/2025 2025-Ohio-5257
State v. Blair 24CA4104court record, public access, Sup.R. 45(E), Sup.R. 45(F)HessScioto 11/12/2025 11/18/2025 2025-Ohio-5199
State v. Sheets 23CA4055CRIMINAL-INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER - Trial court did not err where there was sufficient evidence that defendant was in possession of fentanyl that caused the death of child victim and the convictions were not against the weight of the evidence.SmithScioto 11/5/2025 11/13/2025 2025-Ohio-5158
Molnar v. Molnar 24CA5Divorce; marital and separate property; equitable division of property; courts have broad discretion to divide marital property; failure to comply statutory mandates regarding division of marital property is per se an abuse of discretion; duration of the marriage is critical in distinguishing marital, separate, and post-separation assets and liabilities, and determining appropriate dates for valuation; former R.C. 3103.06 did not prevent one spouses loaning money to the otherWilkinMeigs 11/5/2025 11/12/2025 2025-Ohio-5114
State v. Miller 24CA19Possession of drugs; community control sanction; violate community control; ineffective assistance of counsel; counsel’s failure to present mitigating evidence at the revocation hearing; prison termWilkinLawrence 11/5/2025 11/12/2025 2025-Ohio-5113
State v. Short 24CA17sufficient evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; burglary; kidnapping; complicity; aid or abet; merger; R.C. 2941.25; R.C. 2953.08; R.C. 2929.11; consecutive sentences; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4)HessLawrence 10/30/2025 11/4/2025 2025-Ohio-5014
In re C.F. 25CA4144dependent child; best interest of the child; permanent custody; trial continuance; abuse of discretion; manifest weight of the evidenceHessScioto 10/30/2025 11/4/2025 2025-Ohio-5015
State v. Banks 24CA4088Trial court did not err when it denied motion to suppress evidence.AbeleScioto 10/28/2025 11/7/2025 2025-Ohio-5082
In re A.N.D. 24CA4089Subject matter jurisdiction of the juvenile court, de novo, R.C. 2151.23, R.C. Chapter 3127, Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act, ("UCCJEA"), R.C. 3127.15, home state jurisdiction, significant-connection jurisdiction, jurisdiction because of declination of jurisdiction, default jurisdictionWilkinScioto 10/28/2025 11/17/2025 2025-Ohio-5184
State v. Wyke 24CA10 & 24CA11CRIMINAL-CRIM.R. 32-PLEA WITHDRAWAL - Where appellant expected that the trial court was not likely to consider itself bound by parties' plea agreement due to defendant's failure to appear at original sentencing hearing, failed to file a formal motion within a reasonable time frame but instead verbally requested withdrawal moments prior to sentencing, along with appellant's lack of a complete defense to the charges and where record reflects that appellant received a full Crim.R. 11 hearing, trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying appellant's motion to withdraw his guilty pleas which constituted, at best, a change of heart.SmithRoss 10/28/2025 11/3/2025 2025-Ohio-4990
Dwivedi v. Ojha 24CA32Marital property, separate property, abuse of discretion, manifest weight of the evidence, Indian custom, wedding jewelry, wedding customs, Indian currencyWilkinAthens 10/28/2025 11/5/2025 2025-Ohio-5036
State v. Maynard 23CA4048R.C. 2925.03(A)(2); Aggravated trafficking in drugs; Trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound; Motion for mistrial; Other acts - warrant; Evid.R. 404(B) - warrant; Manifest weight; Sufficiency of EvidenceWilkinScioto 10/21/2025 10/29/2025 2025-Ohio-4943
State v. Blair 24CA4077R.C. 2981.04(E)(1); 30-day deadline; automatic bankruptcy stayHessScioto 10/17/2025 10/27/2025 2025-Ohio-4898
Stealey v. Belpre City School Dist. 25CA18Summary judgment; political subdivision immunity; R.C. 28744.02(B)(4); physical defectHessWashington 10/17/2025 10/27/2025 2025-Ohio-4899
In re I.R.M. 25CA28wavier of right to counsel; juvenile; counseled by parents; Juv.R. 29(D); Juv.R. 29(B); totality of the circumstances; involuntary admissionHessWashington 10/17/2025 10/27/2025 2025-Ohio-4900
State v. Robertson 25CA10failure to comply; R.C. 2921.331; verdict form; sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; R.C. 2945.75HessLawrence 10/17/2025 11/6/2025 2025-Ohio-5039
State v. Dotson 24CA24Murder; voluntarily manslaughter; unclassified felony; first-degree felony; guilty plea; maximum penalty notification; substantial compliance; complete failure to notify defendant of postrelease control; contract law principles; plea vacated; Crim.R. 11(C); R.C. 2929.14(D)(1); R.C. 2967.28(B)(2)WilkinPickaway 10/16/2025 10/29/2025 2025-Ohio-4941
Simmers v. Dennison 24CA1196SCRIVENER'S ERROR - Trial court's judgment that appellees intended to purchase and appellant intended to sell five parcels of real property, and that intent of parties did not change despite scrivener's errors in closing documents, was supported by competent and credible evidence; thus, trial court's order that appellant transfer additional three parcels to appellees was also supported by competent, credible evidence.SmithAdams 10/16/2025 10/28/2025 2025-Ohio-4935
State v. Morrison 25CA1214CRIMINAL-CIV.R. 60(B)-PETITION FOR POSTCONVICTION RELIEF - Appellant's Civ.R. 60(B) motion, recast as a petition for postconviction relief, was untimely and barred by res judicata.SmithAdams 10/16/2025 10/28/2025 2025-Ohio-4937
State v. Harris 25CA4Criminal law-Final order-R.C. 2941.32-Multiple indictments-Trial court's judgment of conviction and sentence regarding three offenses contained in a subsequent indictment was not a final order when the trial court had not otherwise resolved an offense charged in an earlier indictment-The subsequent indictment did not nullify the first indictment-Appeal dismissed.lAbeleRoss 10/16/2025 10/28/2025 2025-Ohio-4927
In re K.P. 25CA18Legal custody—Ineffective assistance of counsel—Appellant failed to establish that trial counsel did not provide the effective assistance of counsel—Judgment affirmedWilkinRoss 10/16/2025 10/29/2025 2025-Ohio-4942
State v. Peeples 24CA20CRIMINAL-CIV.R. 60(B)-PETITION FOR POSTCONVICTION RELIEF-IMPROPER FORUM - Appellant's Civ.R. 60(B) motion was properly recast as an untimely petition for postconviction relief by the trial court; appellant's claims related to his conditions of confinement and denial of medical care while in custody were not cognizable via a Civ. R. 60(B) motion or a petition for postconviction relief.SmithPickaway 10/15/2025 10/28/2025 2025-Ohio-4938
U.S. Bank Natl. Assn. v. Johnson 24CA6CIVIL-R.C. CHAPTER 2711 ARBITRATION-WAIVER - Trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying appellant's motion to compel arbitration and stay proceedings where although appellant listed "claims may be subject to arbitration" in answer to complaint, appellant obtained counsel early in the proceedings, participated in litigation via counsel, and did not request arbitration until two weeks prior to scheduled trial date.SmithPickaway 10/6/2025 10/28/2025 2025-Ohio-4936
State v. Storms 24CA7CRIMINAL-R.C. 2953.08-APPEAL FROM AGREED SENTENCE-COMMUNITY NOTICE - Because the trial court properly imposed community notice during the sentencing hearing, appellant's agreed sentence was authorized by law and therefore not contrary to law and thus was not reviewable on appeal.SmithJackson 10/6/2025 10/14/2025 2025-Ohio-4721
Jai Shree Ganesh, L.L.C. v. Athens Cty. Bd. of Revision 24CA24Taxation-Real-property tax-2021 Sub.S.B. 57 ("Special COVID-19 Related Complaint Against the Valuation of Real Property") - Decision of the Board of Tax Appeals ("BTA") was reasonable and lawful-BTA acted within its discretion when it found that property owner's appraisal lacked credibility-Property owner did not establish that BTA abused its discretion when weighing the evidence-BTA did not apply different standards among hotel COVID decisions-Decision affirmed.AbeleAthens 10/6/2025 10/10/2025 2025-Ohio-4692
State v. Doucoure 24CA33Guilty pleas; Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c); Constitutional rights waiver; Plea entered voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently; Strict compliance; No requirement of prejudice if complete failure to notify of constitutional rights; Right to confront witnesses against him or herWilkinAthens 10/6/2025 10/17/2025 2025-Ohio-4770
State v. Lytle 24CA30Attempted murder; felonious assault; guilty plea; jointly-recommended sentence; consecutive sentence; indefinite prison term; sentence contrary to law; R.C. 2929.14(A)(2); R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); R.C. 2953.08(D)(1); R.C. 2953.08(G)(2)WilkinRoss 10/6/2025 10/13/2025 2025-Ohio-4702
State v. Billiter 24CA4095Criminal law-Ineffective assistance of counsel-Trial counsel was not ineffective for choosing to limit cross-examination of informants or for deciding to present a succinct closing argument-Right of self-representation-Trial court did not violate appellant's right of self-representation when his request was untimely (i.e., made right before closing arguments)-Sufficient evidence supported appellant's convictions and convictions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence-Audio and video recordings captured appellant selling fentanyl to informants-Judgment affirmed.AbeleScioto 10/6/2025 10/10/2025 2025-Ohio-4693
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