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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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State v. Dluhos
| 2024-P-0054, 2024-P-0055 & 2024-P-0056 | APPLELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 4(A)(1); untimely appeals; App.R. 5(A) provides a remedy for filing an untimely criminal appeal. | Eklund | Portage |
9/30/2024
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9/30/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4752 |
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Hwy. Equip. Co. v. Richard Boccia Constr., Inc.
| 2024-T-0019 | CIVIL - Contract; civil judgment; manifest weight of the evidence; delay in repair and costs of repair in excess of initial quote was at least partially attributable to appellant's actions. | Eklund | Trumbull |
9/30/2024
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9/30/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4753 |
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Hernandez v. Hamdy
| 2024-G-0015 & 2024-G-0016 | CIVIL - domestic violence protection order; R.C. 3113.31; subject matter jurisdiction; county of residence; R.C. 2903.214; continuation of jurisdiction; plain and unambiguous; legislative intent; absurd result; venue; Civ.R. 3(C); custody proceedings | Lynch | Geauga |
9/30/2024
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9/30/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4754 |
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State v. Demichael
| 2024-T-0063 | APPELLATE REVIEW - State appeal; motion to suppress; Crim.R. 12(K); R.C. 2945.67(A); untimely; no jurisdiction; appeal dismissed. | Lynch | Trumbull |
9/30/2024
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9/30/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4756 |
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Streetsboro v. Ragle
| 2024-P-0029 | CRIMINAL - lanes of travel; Streetsboro Cod.Ord. 331.01; minor misdemeanor; no contest plea; explanation of circumstances; R.C. 2937.07; Crim.R. 11(B)(2) | Lynch | Portage |
9/30/2024
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9/30/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4755 |
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State ex rel. Anderson v. Warren Bd. of Health Dept.
| 2024-T-0062 | EXTRAORDINARY WRIT - Petition for writ of mandamus; petition for writ of prohibition; Civ.R. 12(B)(6); failure to state requested relief; requirement of R.C. 2969.25(A) to provide affidavit of inmate of prior actions is mandatory. | Per Curiam | Trumbull |
9/23/2024
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9/23/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4627 |
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Harris v. Willoughby, Inc.
| 2024-L-032 | CIVIL - Civ.R. 12(B)(6); motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim; injunctive relief. | Eklund | Lake |
9/23/2024
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9/23/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4626 |
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State v. Thompson
| 2024-L-030 | CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing; R.C. 2929.12; trial court reviewed factors at sentencing hearing and in sentencing entry; factors non-exhaustive; not permitted to independently reweigh factors on appeal. | Trapp | Lake |
9/16/2024
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9/16/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4541 |
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State v. Oliver
| 2023-L-110 | CRIMINAL LAW - OVI; R.C. 4511.19(A); R.C. 4511.19(B); R.C. 2941.1413; stipulation; prior convictions; sufficient evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; equivalent offense; R.C. 4511.181(A)(1); open container; R.C. 4301.62(B); driving under OVI suspension; R.C. 4510.14(A); proof of erratic driving not required; private roadways; R.C. 4511.191; refusal of a chemical test; person not incapable of refusing chemical test if the person in fact refused to submit to the test; operating a vehicle after underage alcohol consumption is not an equivalent offense; BMV record; ineffective assistance of counsel; plain error: Crim.R. 52(B); entrapment; jury instructions; probable cause for OVI arrest; field sobriety tests not required to be administered. | Lucci | Lake |
9/16/2024
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9/16/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4542 |
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State v. Stacy
| 2023-A-0022 | CRIMINAL - Rape; R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b) ; Gross Sexual Imposition; R.C. 2907.05(A)(4) and (C)(2); due process; appointment of expert witnesses; particularized need; right to counsel and to remain silent; knowing, voluntary and intelligent waiver; totality of the circumstances; polygraph examination; stipulation; post-test interrogation; motion to quash subpoena; confidential records; children services records; sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; sexually violent predator; R.C. 2971.01(H); sufficiency of the indictment; bill of particulars | Lynch | Ashtabula |
9/16/2024
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9/16/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4539 |
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Havel v. Kent Bd. of Zoning Appeals
| 2024-P-0010 | CIVIL LAW - zoning; administrative appeal; single family dwelling restrictions; constitutional application of zoning law; R.C. 2506.04. | Patton | Portage |
9/16/2024
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9/16/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4544 |
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State v. Phillips
| 2024-A-0025, 2024-A-0026, 2024-A-0027 | CRIMINAL - failure to comply; resisting arrest; aggravated menacing; agreed recommendations on sentencing; the trial court is not required to adopt jointly agreed sentencing recommendations. | Patton | Ashtabula |
9/16/2024
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9/16/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4543 |
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State ex rel. AWMS Water Solutions, L.L.C. v. Mertz
| 2016-T-0085 | EXTRAORDINARY WRITS – petition for writ of mandamus; brine injection wells; suspension order; Ohio Department of Natural Resources; oil and gas division; shut down of primary well; categorical taking; must demonstrate an elimination of all economically viable use; respondents presented evidence of other reasonable alternative uses; relator did not suffer categorical taking; partial regulatory taking; Penn Central; factors; ad hoc inquiry; claimant suffered specific economic impact; site has generated minimal revenue since suspension order; reservoir engineer; capacity; division’s expert more credible; reasonable and distinct investment-backed expectations; factually driven analysis; regulatory regime in existence at time of acquisition of interest; relators operated in a highly regulated industry; relator was aware of the problem that spawned the regulation at the time it acquired its interest; relator could not have reasonably anticipated the manner in which respondents would address its repeated proposals for re-start; character of the regulation; reasonable; no bad faith; does not weigh heavily in respondents’ favor; balancing factors; regulation effected partial-regulatory taking; respondents must initiate appropriation proceedings; damages calculation limited to capacity analysis. | Trapp | Trumbull |
9/9/2024
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9/9/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4451 |
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Conneaut v. Wick
| 2024-A-0001 | CIVIL LAW - aggravated disorderly conduct; disorderly conduct; constitutionality of probation sentence; appellate court has discretion to decline review when issue was not raised in the court below; Crim.R. 52(B). | Patton | Ashtabula |
9/9/2024
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9/9/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4452 |
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Stallworth v. Mackey
| 2024-A-0055 | ORIGINAL ACTION - habeas corpus; unlawful detention | Per Curiam | Ashtabula |
9/9/2024
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9/16/2024
| 2024-Ohio-4540 |
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State v. Hoffman
| 2024-T-0058 | APPELLATE REVIEW - Postconviction; civil in nature; App.R. 4(A)(1); untimely appeal. | Trapp | Trumbull |
9/3/2024
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9/3/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3372 |
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Fifth Third Bank, Natl. Assn. v. Audia
| 2024-P-0014; 2024-P-0016 | CIVIL - foreclosure; confirmation of sale; motion to vacate confirmation of sale; R.C. 2329.45; R.C. 2325.03; appeal is not moot; Civ.R. 60(B); abuse of discretion; personal jurisdiction; de novo review; service perfected on original complaint; Civ.R. 5; service not required on parties in default; ability to pay amount owed on mortgage not a meritorious defense once sale to a third-party purchaser has been confirmed; sale complied with R.C. 2329.20; no evidentiary hearing required; trial court's failure to compy with their local rules is not reversible error. | PATTON | Portage |
9/3/2024
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9/3/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3374 |
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Sec. Credit Servs., L.L.C. v. Miller
| 2024-T-0031 | SUMMARY JUDGMENT - nonmoving party; reciprocal burden; evidentiary quality materials; sovereign citizen. | Trapp | Trumbull |
9/3/2024
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9/3/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3371 |
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Simpson v. Davenport
| 2024-T-0012 & 2024-T-0013 | CIVIL LAW - noncompliant brief; App.R. 16; Loc.R. 16; appellate court has discretion to dismiss appeal when there is serious noncompliance with the Appellate Rules. | Patton | Trumbull |
9/3/2024
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9/3/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3373 |
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Janesch v. Frontier Airlines, Inc.
| 2024-P-0024 | CIVIL - Summary judgment; Civ.R. 56; breach of contract; choice of law; intentional misrepresentation; Consumer Sales Practices Act preempted by the Federal Airline Deregulation Act. | Eklund | Portage |
9/3/2024
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9/3/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3370 |
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State v. Smith
| 2024-A-0009 | CRIMINAL - R.C. 2953.08(G)(2); consecutive sentences; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); presentence motion to withdraw a guilty plea; Crim.R. 32.1; indefinite sentences; R.C. 2967.271; Reagan Tokes Law; ineffective assistance of counsel. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
9/3/2024
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9/3/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3369 |
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Grinder v. Schaaf
| 2024-P-0041 | APPELLATE REVIEW - Lack of final appealable order when there is no foreclosure decree issued; no jurisdiction until final decree of foreclosure is issued; R.C. 2505.02. | Trapp | Portage |
8/26/2024
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8/26/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3244 |
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State ex rel. Mitchell v. Pittman
| 2024-P-0040 | EXTRAORDINARY WRIT - petition for writ of procedendo; relator cannot compel what has already been performed. | Patton | Portage |
8/26/2024
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8/26/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3246 |
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Orr v. Brantley
| 2024-L-009 | CIVIL LAW - civil stalking protection order; CSPO; Civ.R. 65.1; Civ.R. 65.1(G); denial of request for a continuance; challenge to the trial court's adoption of magistrate's findings. | Patton | Lake |
8/26/2024
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8/26/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3245 |
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Frenchko v. Shook
| 2024-T-0003 | CIVIL - civil stalking protection order; R.C. 2903.214; R.C. 2903.211; menacing by stalking; pattern of conduct; knowingly cause; R.C. 2901.22; belief that offender will cause victim physical harm or mental distress; sufficient evidence; manifest weight of evidence. | Lucci | Trumbull |
8/19/2024
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8/19/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3153 |
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State ex rel. Internatl. Assn. of Fire Fighters v. Barbish
| 2021-L-103 | CIVIL - punitive damages; compensatory damages; municipal corporation; political subdivision; employee of political subdivision; immunity; official capacity; attorney fees; exceptions to American Rule; bad faith; malice; motion for judgment on the pleadings | Lynch | Lake |
8/19/2024
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8/19/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3148 |
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In re Crozier
| 2024-P-0009 | CIVIL - application for relief from weapons disability; R.C. 2923.14; evidentiary hearing; hearing required. | Lynch | Portage |
8/19/2024
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8/19/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3150 |
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Kennedy v. Kennedy
| 2024-G-0007 | CIVIL - Contempt of court; pro se appellant held to the same standard as other litigants; appellant did not comply with App.R. 12 or App.R. 16(A)(7) because her brief was disjointed, difficult to follow and expressed conspiratorial rather than factual or legal arguments; Civ.R. 53; failure to object to magistrate's decision; App.R. 9(A); App.R. 10(B); failure to provide transcript; App.R. 11; duty of clerk to file record; no prejudice to the parties when clerk filed record on appeal one day late. | Eklund | Geauga |
8/19/2024
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8/19/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3147 |
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State v. Flitcraft
| 2023-L-113 | CRIMINAL - Sufficiency of the evidence; Aggravated Robbery; R.C. 2911.01(A)(1); 2911.01(A)(3); manifest weight of the evidence; involuntary acts; voluntary intoxication; R.C. 2901.21(D)(2); R.C. 2953.08; mandatory prison term; R.C. 2929.13(F)(4); R.C. 2929.13(F)(6); plain error; ineffective assistance of counsel; the court's power to call a witness pursuant to Evid.R. 614(A) is inherent; a mistrial should be declared only when the ends of justice so require and a fair trial is no longer possible; Evid.R. 404(B); prior bad acts; jury instructions; blackout defense; R.C. 2901.21(E). | Eklund | Lake |
8/19/2024
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8/19/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3146 |
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State v. Ely
| 2024-A-0032, 2024-A-0033, 2024-A-0034, 2024-A-0036 | CRIMINAL LAW - assault; obstructing official business; manifest weight. | Patton | Ashtabula |
8/19/2024
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8/19/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3152 |
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Hays v. Young
| 2024-P-0007 | CIVIL - bench trial; magistrate's decision; independent review; presumption of regularity; manifest weight of the evidence; credibility; notice; mitigation of damages; no objection; plain error. | Trapp | Portage |
8/19/2024
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8/19/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3149 |
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State v. Jackson
| 2024-A-0022 & 2024-A-0023 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 3(A); App.R. 4(A); criminal proceedings; notice of appeal to be filed within 30 days of final, appealable order; App.R. 14(A); computation of time; App.R. 5(A); leave to file a delayed appeal. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
8/19/2024
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8/19/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3151 |
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State v. Ober
| 2023-P-0105 | CRIMINAL - OVI; motion to suppress; bench trial; transcripts; nunc pro tunc; clerical error. | Trapp | Portage |
8/12/2024
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8/12/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3063 |
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Warren v. Sixbrothers Mega Lot, Inc.
| 2024-T-0048 | APPELLATE REVIEW - trial court judgment can only be reviewed on appeal if it constitutes a final order pursuant to R.C. 2505.02 and Civ.R. 54(B); if multiple claims and parties remain pending there is no final order absent Civ.R. 54(B) language; interlocutory order; no mandatory language that there is no just reason for delay; lack of a final and appealable order. | Patton | Trumbull |
8/12/2024
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8/12/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3068 |
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Sood v. Rivers
| 2023-T-0106 | CIVIL - bench trial; land installment contract; R.C. Ch. 5313; forfeiture; 20% of principal; allocation of payments; contract interpretation; balloon payment; equity; correct judgment for the wrong reason. | Trapp | Trumbull |
8/12/2024
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8/12/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3064 |
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Vondrasek v. Heiss
| 2024-G-0012 | CIVIL - Intentional interference with expectancy of inheritance; Civ.R. 12(C); judgment on the pleadings; IIEI claims are tort claims not cognizable in probate court; plaintiff must exhaust all adequate probate remedies prior to bring IIEI claim; probate court has the power to address fraudulent or improper inter vivos transfers through a will contest or declaratory judgment action; plaintiff did not exhaust probate remedies. | Eklund | Geauga |
8/12/2024
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8/12/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3061 |
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State v. Hutsenpiller
| 2023-G-0041 | CRIMINAL LAW - guilty plea; Crim.R. 11(C)(2); felony; complete failure to comply with Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a); prejudice need not be shown; trial court’s duty to personally address defendant and ensure defendant’s understanding of the maximum penalty; statements from prosecutor are not adequate substitute for trial judge’s obligation to personally address defendant and ensure defendant’s understanding of maximum penalty; Reagan Tokes Law; maximum indefinite sentence consisting of stated minimum term and maximum term; mandatory license suspension; post-release control; ineligibility for probation or for imposition of community control sanctions. | Lucci | Geauga |
8/12/2024
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8/12/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3069 |
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State v. Smith
| 2024-G-0001 | CRIMINAL LAW - no contest plea; ineffective assistance of counsel; suppression; dog sniff; K-9 officer; Crim.R.11(B); mixed question of law and fact; crossing over marked lanes. | Patton | Geauga |
8/12/2024
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8/12/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3066 |
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State v. Phillips
| 2024-A-0020 | CRIMINAL LAW - guilty plea; plea must be made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently; Crim. R. 11(C)(2); jointly recommended sentence; judicial release. | Patton | Ashtabula |
8/12/2024
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8/12/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3065 |
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State ex rel. Ames v. Concord Twp. Bd. of Trustees
| 2024-L-036 | EXTRAORDINARY WRIT - Petition for writ of mandamus; court may provide notice to parties converting motion to dismiss to motion for summary judgment when motion relies on evidence outside of the complaint; summary judgment; Civ.R.56; public record request; R.C. 149.43; matter becomes moot when respondent provides all requested public records; relator not entitled to statutory damages or attorney fees when respondent provided all requested documents within seven days from the request and one day after being served with petition for writ of mandamus. | Per Curiam | Lake |
8/12/2024
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8/12/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3062 |
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State v. Pence
| 2024-T-0004 | CRIMINAL - indictment; amendment; nature of identity of crime charged; "serious" physical harm; R.C. 2903.11(A)(2). | Trapp | Trumbull |
8/12/2024
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8/12/2024
| 2024-Ohio-3067 |
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State v. DeJesus
| 2023-A-0066 | CRIMINAL LAW - rape; R.C. 2907.02; confrontation clause; de novo review; forensic interview; testimonial statements; harmless error; manifest weight; sufficient evidence. | Patton | Ashtabula |
8/5/2024
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8/5/2024
| 2024-Ohio-2956 |
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In re C.R.
| 2023-T-0083 | JUVENILE - child support; voluntarily unemployed; imputed income; prior employment experience; ability to work; abuse of discretion; allocation of parental rights; best interest of the child; facilitating visitation; guardian ad litem report | Lynch | Trumbull |
8/5/2024
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8/5/2024
| 2024-Ohio-2954 |
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State v. Roberts
| 2023-T-0097 | CRIMINAL LAW - aggravated murder; aggravated robbery; firearm specifications; manifest weight of the evidence; challenges to witness credibility; circumstantial evidence; testimony not irreconcilable; Evid.R. 804(B)(1); prior testimony of witness; unavailable; Evid.R. 804(A)(5); reasonable effort to procure; witness could not be located; motion for mistrial; outburst in court; defendant attacked by victim's relative; only grant when fair trial is no longer possible; no evidence or argument of improper influence; no abuse of discretion in overruling motion; felony sentence valid. | Lucci | Trumbull |
8/5/2024
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8/5/2024
| 2024-Ohio-2957 |
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State v. Zeigler
| 2024-T-0005 | CRIMINAL - Plain error; competency to stand trial; a defendant is incompetent if he is incapable of understanding the nature and objective of the proceedings against him or of assisting in his defense; intellectual disability. | Eklund | Trumbull |
8/5/2024
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8/5/2024
| 2024-Ohio-2953 |
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Mentor v. Blueline Servs., L.L.C.
| 2024-L-042 | APPELLATE REVIEW - Untimely appeal; App.R. 4(A)(1); 30 days; lack of jurisdiction. | Lucci | Lake |
8/5/2024
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8/5/2024
| 2024-Ohio-2955 |
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Jones v. Doherty
| 2024-P-0033 | EXTRAORDINARY WRITS - mandamus; Civ.R. 12(B)(6); failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted; compliance with appellate court's mandate on remand. | Per Curiam | Portage |
8/5/2024
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8/5/2024
| 2024-Ohio-2958 |
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Sheila Albanese, L.L.C. v. Cleveland Acc. Rehab, L.L.C.
| 2024-T-0056 | APPELLATE REVIEW - trial court judgment can only be reviewed on appeal if it constitutes a final order pursuant to R.C. 2505.02 and Civ.R. 54(B); multiple claims and parties remain pending; interlocutory order; no mandatory language that there is no just reason for delay; lack of a final and appealable order. | Eklund | Trumbull |
7/29/2024
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7/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-2868 |
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State ex rel. Shepherd v. Ashtabula Cty. Court of Common Pleas
| 2024-A-0043 | ORIGINAL ACTION - prohibition; mandamus; relator obviously cannot prevail on the facts alleged in the complaint; judge no longer sits on court; fatally defective; court is not sui juris; speedy trial; claims could be raised on direct appeal | Per Curiam | Ashtabula |
7/29/2024
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7/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-2866 |
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State v. Simpson
| 2023-T-0093 | CRIMINAL - written demand; jury trial; no waiver; jurisdiction; bench trial; prejudicial error; evidentiary issue; moot; sufficiency; menacing by stalking; contempt; moot; served sentence. | Trapp | Trumbull |
7/29/2024
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7/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-2865 |
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