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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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State v. Gross
| 2021-L-042 | CRIMINAL LAW - arguments of merger of allied offenses and lack of consecutive sentence findings are voidable sentencing errors; should have been raised on direct appeal; barred by the doctrine of res judicata. | Trapp | Lake |
9/20/2021
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9/20/2021
| 2021-Ohio-3289 |
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State v. Cox
| 2021-L-056 | CRIMINAL LAW - motion to withdraw guilty plea; Crim.R. 32.1; trial court failed to notify appellant of appellate rights at sentencing; duty to advise does not arise until sentencing; no effect on guilty plea; postsentence Crim.R. 32.1 motion cannot be used to challenge validity of conviction or sentence; targets withdrawal of plea. | Trapp | Lake |
9/20/2021
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9/20/2021
| 2021-Ohio-3290 |
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State v. Nixon
| 2021-P-0075, 2021-P-0076, 2021-P-0082, 2021-P-0083 | APPELLATE REVIEW: Crim.R. 48; R.C. 2505.02; dismissal of charges in indictment is not a final appealable order. | Trapp | Portage |
9/20/2021
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9/20/2021
| 2021-Ohio-3291 |
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State v. Studer
| 2020-P-0076 | CRIMINAL - violating a protection order; right to assistance of counsel; waiver of right to counsel; Crim.R. 44; petty offense; vacate sentence of confinement; manifest weight of the evidence; sufficiency of the evidence; reasonable interpretation of protection order; communication with child | Lynch | Portage |
9/13/2021
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9/15/2021
| 2021-Ohio-3177 |
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State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs.
| 2020-P-0088, 2020-P-0089 | CIVIL - Open Meetings Act; R.C. 121.22; summary judgment; mandatory duty to examine materials; presumption of regularity; prejudice; insufficient detail; findings of fact; conclusions of law; Civ.R. 52; technical violations; motion for relief from judgment. | Trapp | Portage |
9/13/2021
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9/15/2021
| 2021-Ohio-3178 |
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Kohut v. Christopher
| 2021-P-0053 | APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02(B); Civ.R. 54(B) language does not transform a nonfinal order into a final one; in general, a motion to join a party does not constitute a final appealable order. | Rice | Portage |
9/13/2021
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9/15/2021
| 2021-Ohio-3181 |
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State v. Woods
| 2021-L-044 | CRIMINAL - Senate Bill 201; The Reagan Tokes Act; ripeness; constiutional challenges; indefinite sentencing. | Eklund | Lake |
9/13/2021
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9/15/2021
| 2021-Ohio-3173 |
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In re R.F.
| 2021-L-048 | JUVENILE - permanent custody; termination of parental rights; weight of the evidence; R.C. 2151.414(B); best interest; legally secure placement; efforts at reunification; continuance | Lynch | Lake |
9/13/2021
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9/15/2021
| 2021-Ohio-3174 |
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State v. Thomas
| 2019-L-085 | CRIMINAL LAW - remand from Ohio Supreme Court; aggravated murder; challenge to sentence; R.C. 2953.08(D)(3) precludes consideration of sentence for aggravated murder under this section; State v. Patrick; statute does not preclude constitutional challenges to aggravated murder sentence; appellant challenged sentence as contrary to law under R.C. 2953.08(A)(4); R.C. 2953.08(D)(3) precludes such challenges. | Rice | Lake |
9/13/2021
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9/15/2021
| 2021-Ohio-3175 |
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State v. Lewis
| 2021-L-010 | CRIMINAL LAW - motion to suppress evidence; parking lot; previous day; drug arrest; similar vehicle; officer follows; no license plate displayed; stop; falsification; cocaine; COVID-19; relaxation of vehicle registration requirements; does not contemplate display of plate; no merit. | Rice | Lake |
9/13/2021
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9/15/2021
| 2021-Ohio-3179 |
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