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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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State v. Cunningham
| 2021-P-0049 | CRIMINAL LAW - motion to intervene; cell phone data; attorney-client privilege; attorney work product; ripeness; contingent event. | Trapp | Portage |
9/18/2023
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9/18/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3300 |
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Girard Zoning Dept. v. Wolfe
| 2022-T-0119 | CIVIL LAW- home rule; ordinance is unconstitutional; pit bulls; vicious dogs; dangerous dogs; R.C. 955.11; general law; breed specific | Patton | Trumbull |
9/18/2023
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9/18/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3301 |
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State v. Takacs
| 2023-A-0021 | CRIMINAL - misdemeanor sentencing; R.C. 2929.21 and R.C. 2929.22; maximum jail term | Lynch | Ashtabula |
9/18/2023
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9/18/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3302 |
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Dilley v. Dilley
| 2023-G-0008 | RES JUDICATA - appellant attempted to raise issues of spousal support overpayments already decided that he either failed to appeal or were affirmed on appeal; barred by the doctrine of res judicata. | Trapp | Geauga |
9/18/2023
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9/18/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3303 |
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Madison Twp. Bd. of Trustees v. Hambden Sportsman, Inc.
| 2023-L-052 | APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02(B)(4); both prongs need met; final appealable order; provisional remedy; preliminary injunction; meaningful or effective remedy; status quo; lack of jurisdiction. | Patton | Lake |
9/18/2023
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9/18/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3304 |
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State v. Cisco
| 2023-L-082, 2023-L-083, 2023-L-084 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 4(A)(1); 30 days; untimely appeals; dismissed. | Trapp | Lake |
9/18/2023
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9/18/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3305 |
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State v. Bukovac
| 2023-P-0007 | CRIMINAL LAW - guilty pleas; consecutive sentences; seriousness and recidivism factors; R.C. 2929.11 and 2929.12; imposition of individual sentences. | Trapp | Portage |
9/18/2023
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9/18/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3306 |
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State v. Parks
| 2023-T-0044 | APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02; no final appealable order; entry contemplates further action in the trial court. | Lucci | Trumbull |
9/18/2023
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9/18/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3310 |
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Latz v. Latz
| 2022-G-0026 | CIVIL - Reasonableness of guardian ad litem fees and costs; adverse parties may not confer jurisdiction upon a court by mutual consent, where none would otherwise exist. | Eklund | Geauga |
9/11/2023
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9/11/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3215 |
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State v. Tinker
| 2022-A-0113 | CRIMINAL - Gross Abuse of a Corpse; Obstructing Justice; Tampering with Evidence; sentence; due process; defendant cannot be punished for rejecting a plea agreement; vindictive sentencing; defendant's behavior relevant to sentencing; consecutive sentence; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); failure to make consecutive sentencing findings on the record; plain error | Lynch | Ashtabula |
9/11/2023
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9/11/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3216 |
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State v. Hoyle
| 2022-L-103 | CRIMINAL - Attempted Murder; sentence; contrary to law; R.C. 2929.11 and .12; consecutive sentence; danger posed to the public; history of criminal conduct | Lynch | Lake |
9/11/2023
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9/11/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3217 |
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Patel v. Huntington Banc Shares Fin. Corp.
| 2023-L-036 | CIVIL - summary judgment; de novo review; EFTA; Electronic Funds Transfer Act; duty of care; duty of good faith; breach of contract; Civ.R. 56; unauthorized bank transfers; general banking standards of similarly situated banks; expert testimony. | Patton | Lake |
9/11/2023
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9/11/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3218 |
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State v. Mills
| 2023-A-0009 | CRIMINAL - Anders brief; R.C. 2953.08(G)(2); contrary to law; a trial court's consideration of R.C. 2929.11 and 2929.12 can be presumed unless the defendant affirmatively shows to the contrary; Reagan Tokes Law; R.C. 2967.271. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
9/5/2023
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9/5/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3117 |
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Smith v. Be Fit With Michele, L.L.C.
| 2023-L-046 | CIVIL - Summary judgment; de novo review; waiver and release of liability; Evid.R. 1002; Evid.R. 1003; Evid.R. 1004; other evidence of the contents of a lost or destroyed original writing is admissible unless the original has been destroyed in bad faith; express assumption of the risk. | Eklund | Lake |
9/5/2023
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9/5/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3118 |
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In re Adoption of L.M.C.
| 2023-P-0029 | ADOPTION - adoption; termination of parental rights; R.C. 3107.07; consent; de minimis contact; justifiable cause for failure to communicate; significant interference with communication; manifest weight of the evidence; R.C. 3107.11; failure to notify parent of best interest hearing; R.C. 3107.161; court must sufficiently indicate it considered best interest factors. | Eklund | Portage |
9/5/2023
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9/5/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3119 |
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In re D.P.
| 2023-T-0007 | JUVENILE - plea hearing; Juv.R. 29(D)(1); trial court must address juvenile personally and juvenile must personally enter admission; appointment of Guardian Ad Litem; R.C. 2151.281; Juv.R. 4(B); conflict of interest; abuse of discretion; plain error. | Eklund | Trumbull |
9/5/2023
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9/5/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3120 |
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State v. Burns
| 2022-L-129 | CRIMINAL - sentence; mandatory sentence; failure to advise of mandatory nature of sentence; Crim.R. 11; knowing, intelligent, and voluntary plea; eligibility for judicial release; lack of prejudice; ineffective assistance of counsel | Lynch | Lake |
9/5/2023
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9/5/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3121 |
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State v. Gutierrez-Reynoso
| 2022-L-130 | CRIMINAL LAW - jury trial; kidnapping; felonious assault; petty theft; domestic violence; sufficiency of the evidence; restraint of liberty; intent to permanently deprive of property; manifest weight; self-defense; witness credibility; constitutionality of Reagan Tokes Law; indefinite prison terms. | Trapp | Lake |
9/5/2023
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9/5/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3122 |
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V.T. Larney, Ltd. v. Ohio Civ. Rights Comm.
| 2022-T-0112 | ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL - Ohio Civil Rights Commission; final order; finding of discrimination; R.C. 4112.02(H); subject matter jurisdiction; affirmatively plead jurisdictional facts; notice pleading; particularity; charge of discrimination; conciliation; probate cause; uncontested facts; "no animals" rule; discriminatory statement; R.C. 4112.02(H)(7); reasonable accommodation; R.C. 4112.02(H)(19); constitutionality of process for determining damages; R.C. 4112.051; Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 5; standing. | Trapp | Trumbull |
9/5/2023
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9/5/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3123 |
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State v. Mead
| 2023-A-0004 | CRIMINAL LAW - R.C. 2921.31; Obstructing Official Business; App.R. 9(B)(3); appellant shall order and file copy of transcript; when a transcript has not been filed on appeal, a reviewing court has no choice but to presume the validity of the lower court's proceedings. | Patton | Ashtabula |
9/5/2023
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9/5/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3124 |
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State v. Janson
| 2023-A-0007 | CRIMINAL LAW - R.C. 2925.03(A)(2); Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs; R.C. 2925.11(A); Aggravated Possession of Drugs; manifest weight of the evidence; R.C. 2901.22(B); knowingly. | Patton | Ashtabula |
9/5/2023
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9/5/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3125 |
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State v. Dorazio
| 2023-A-0014 | CRIMINAL LAW- jail time credit; two separate cases, different counties; date of arrest, motion for additional jail-time credit | Patton | Ashtabula |
9/5/2023
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9/5/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3126 |
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State v. Trost
| 2023-L-012 | CRIMINAL LAW - restitution; R.C. 2953.08; arson; credibility; competent, credible evidence. | Patton | Lake |
9/5/2023
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9/5/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3127 |
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State v. Lucien
| 2023-P-0013 | CRIMINAL - postconviction relief; findings of fact and conclusions of law; R.C. 2953.21(D) | Lynch | Portage |
9/5/2023
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9/5/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3128 |
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State v. Barnett
| 2023-A-0016 | CRIMINAL - Anders brief; violating community control conditions, revoking community control; R.C. 2929.15(B)(1). | Eklund | Ashtabula |
8/29/2023
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9/5/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3132 |
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State v. Furman
| 2022-A-0029 | CRIMINAL LAW - speedy trial time; R.C. 2945.71; jail days counted as three days; R.C. 2945.72; mental competence determination; tolling; motion of the accused; reasonable doubt; R.C. 2901.05(E); plain error; Crim.R. 52(B); amplification upon reasonable doubt instruction; manifest weight; sufficient evidence; kidnapping; R.C. 2905.01(A)(4); sexual motivation specification; R.C. 2941.147; rape; R.C. 2907.02(A)(2); domestic violence; R.C. 2919.25(A); ineffective assistance of counsel. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
8/28/2023
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8/28/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3019 |
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Meros v. Protec Auto Body & Restoration, L.L.C.
| 2022-P-0087 | CIVIL - small-claim complaint; negligence; failure to perform repairs in a workmanlike fashion; vehicle; partial damages; magistrate; no transcript of proceedings filed; exhibits are part of transcript; factual objections; pro se; Civ.R. 53; cannot review merits. | Lucci | Portage |
8/28/2023
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8/28/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3020 |
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State v. Warfield
| 2022-T-0117 | CRIMINAL LAW - Anders v. California; guilty plea; mental condition; competency; plea colloquy; Crim.R. 11; indefinite prison sentence; Reagan Tokes Law. | Patton | Trumbull |
8/28/2023
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8/28/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3021 |
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Duncan v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Revision
| 2023-L-035 | ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL - board of revision; Ohio board of tax appeals; decrease in property value; BTA reinstated original property value; statutory requirements for appeal; core of procedural efficiency; jurisdictional; R.C. 5717.04; appeal dismissed. | Lucci | Lake |
8/28/2023
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8/28/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3022 |
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State v. Haines
| 2022-A-0106 | CRIMINAL - Crim.R. 32.1; motion to withdraw guilty plea; ineffective assistance of counsel; guilty plea | Lynch | Ashtabula |
8/28/2023
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8/28/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3016 |
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State v. Brown
| 2023-L-023 | CRIMINAL LAW - speeding; R.C. 4511.21(D)(2); motion to suppress; pacing; pre-stop evidence; reasonable suspicion of traffic law violation; speedy trial; R.C. 2945.71; waiver; tolling events; due process; Brady v. Maryland; plain error; unfair surprise; Crim.R. 16; sufficiency of the evidence; accuracy of radar and speedometer; manifest weight; witness credibility; points assessment; R.C. 4510.036. | Trapp | Lake |
8/28/2023
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8/28/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3017 |
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In re G.C.M.G.
| 2023-P-0024 & 2023-P-0025 | TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS - permanent custody; parental rights; R.C. 2151.414; best interest of the child; clear and convincing evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; compliance with case plan; impact on child's well-being; past activity of parent; parent's ability to care for child | Lynch | Portage |
8/25/2023
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8/28/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3018 |
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State ex rel. Chester v. Doherty
| 2023-P-0038 | EXTRAORDINARY WRIT - petition for writ of mandamus; affidavit of indigency; R.C. 2969.25(C); requirements of R.C. 2969.25(C) are mandatory. | Eklund | Portage |
8/21/2023
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8/21/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2921 |
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State v. Pencille
| 2022-A-0093, 2022-A-0094, 2022-A-0095 & 2022-A-0096 | CRIMINAL LAW - trial court's failure to mention forfeiture specification was not a failure to explain the "nature of the charge" or a violation of Crim.R. 5(A), 10, 11; trial court did not improperly order forfeiture of firearm, appellant had notice and a hearing. | Trapp | Ashtabula |
8/21/2023
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8/21/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2922 |
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Hallisy v. Hallisy
| 2022-G-0048 | CIVIL - domestic violence protection order; abuse of discretion; admissibility of evidence; proffer; relevant evidence; past abuse; fear of further harm; prejudice; cross-examination; leading questions; error affecting substantial right; credibility | Lynch | Geauga |
8/21/2023
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8/21/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2923 |
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Perkins v. Perkins
| 2023-G-0017 | 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. | Patton | Geauga |
8/21/2023
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8/21/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2924 |
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Tax Ease OH IV., L.L.C. v. Osmic
| 2023-L-066 | APPELLATE REVIEW- lack of a final appealable order; R.C. 2505.02(B)(2); denial of motion to dismiss is not a final appealable order; appeal can be sought after disposition of entire case. | Lynch | Lake |
8/21/2023
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8/21/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2925 |
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Ledet v. Ledet
| 2023-L-069 | APPELLATE REVIEW - Separate and distinct entry needed; magistrate's decision alone is insufficient; interlocutory appeal; only judges not magistrates may terminate actions through a judgment. | Eklund | Lake |
8/21/2023
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8/21/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2926 |
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Rusu v. Carter-Jones Lumber Co.
| 2022-P-0085 | CIVIL - summary judgment; Civ.R. 56; bonus agreement; unambiguous; employment at distribution date required. | Patton | Portage |
8/21/2023
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8/21/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2927 |
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State ex rel. Yeager v. Lake Cty. Court of Common Pleas
| 2023-L-033 | EXTRAORDINARY WRIT - original actions; writ of prohibition; writ of mandamus; release; habeas corpus appropriate vehicle; subject matter jurisdiction; trial court; waiver of counsel; pro se; trial court did no23g0019t patently and unambiguously lack jurisdiction; adequate remedy at law. | Per Curiam | Lake |
8/21/2023
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8/21/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2928 |
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In re Name Change of L.J.T. to L.J.S.
| 2023-L-025 | PROBATE - Application to change minor child’s surname from father’s surname to mother's surname; R.C. 2717.01(B); best interest of the child; factors set forth in In re Willhite, 85 Ohio St.3d 28 (1999); no abuse of discretion. | Patton | Lake |
8/21/2023
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8/21/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2929 |
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State v. Ober
| 2023-P-0051 & 2023-P-0052 | APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02; criminal case; set for sentencing hearing; no disposition; dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. | Lucci | Portage |
8/21/2023
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8/21/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2930 |
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In re B.C.A.
| 2022-L-101 | PROBATE - birth record; birth certificate; sex marker; R.C. 3705.15; statutory interpretation; legislative intent; plain language; unambiguous; corrections to birth record; properly and accurately recorded. | Lucci | Lake |
8/21/2023
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8/21/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2931 |
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State ex rel. Justice v. McBride
| 2022-L-066 | Writ of Mandamus | Gwin | Lake |
8/21/2023
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8/28/2023
| 2023-Ohio-3023 |
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State v. Miller
| 2022-A-0075 | CRIMINAL - Rape; R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b); Gross Sexual Imposition; R.C. 2907.05(A)(4); abuse of discretion; leading questions; leading questions should not be used on the direct examination of a witness except as may be necessary to develop the witness' testimony; manifest weight of the evidence; sexual conduct; R.C. 2907.01(A); sexual contact; R.C. 2907.01(B). | Eklund | Ashtabula |
8/14/2023
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8/14/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2826 |
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State v. Bakos
| 2022-A-0098 | CRIMINAL - Operating vehicle under the influence of alcohol; OVI; R.C. 4511.19(A)(1)(d); sentencing; stipulated sentence; R.C. 2953.08(D)(1); minimum mandatory license suspension; it was error for trial court to accept a stipulated sentence to minimum mandatory OVI penalties but to impose a license suspension greater than the minimum mandatory sentence. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
8/14/2023
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8/14/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2827 |
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State v. Dunn
| 2022-G-0041 | CRIMINAL - R.C. 2925.03(A)(1)(C)(1)(a); Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs; R.C. 2925.03(A)(2)(C)(1)(b); Aggravated Possession of Drugs; R.C. 2925.11(A)(C)(1)(a); Trafficking in Cocaine; R.C. 2925.03(A)(2)(C)(4)(b); Possession of Cocaine; R.C. 2925.11(A)(C)(4)(a); trafficking in the vicinity of child requires the state to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant prepared to distribute a controlled substance for sale within 100 feet of a juvenile; sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; motion in limine; Evid.R. 404(B)(1); Crim.R. 32.2 requires a pre-sentence investigation only before granting probation or community control sanctions; consecutive sentences. | Eklund | Geauga |
8/14/2023
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8/14/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2828 |
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In re Estate of Jones
| 2022-G-0051 | CIVIL LAW - trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying motion to remove third-party administrator, appellant failed to introduce evidence of administrator's unsuitability and failed to demonstrate his own suitability as next of kin; trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying motion to proffer, which was disingenuous, not relevant, and did not challenge the suitability of the third-party administrator. | Trapp | Geauga |
8/14/2023
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8/14/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2829 |
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Pollnow v. Polivka
| 2022-T-0104 & 2022-T-0105 | CIVIL LAW - concealment action; trial court did not abuse discretion in denying alleged interested party as potential creditor to estate's motion to tax costs; no statutory authority to award attorney fees or expert's witness fees, creditor was not prevailing party or in privity with estate or its administrator. | Trapp | Trumbull |
8/14/2023
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8/14/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2830 |
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State v. Honzu
| 2022-T-0122 | CRIMINAL LAW - Trial court did not err by overruling Crim.R. 29 motion for kidnapping counts, trier of fact does not have to find appellant not guilty of an offense before considering lesser included offense of attempted kidnapping; sufficient evidence appellant attempted to restrain the liberty of another for the purpose of nonconsensual sexual activity; appellant was not denied effective assistance of counsel, no reasonable probability motions to suppress evidence seized from inventory and warrant searches of appellant's vehicle and cell phone would have been granted, cumulative errors of counsel cannot be established by simply joining meritless claims together. | Trapp | Trumbull |
8/14/2023
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8/14/2023
| 2023-Ohio-2831 |
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