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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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State v. Hardesty
| 24CA6 | CRIMINAL-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. | Smith | Ross |
12/12/2025
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12/23/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5744 |
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State v. Collins
| 24CA19 | Trial court is not required to advise defendant regarding his appellate rights at a plea hearing; trial court properly advised appellant of his appellate rights at sentencing hearing. | Abele | Gallia |
12/11/2025
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12/24/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5753 |
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State v. Pence
| 24CA7 | jury instructions; lesser include offense; inferior degree offense; felony murder; felonious assault; voluntary manslaughter; involuntary manslaughter; aggravated assault; serious provocation | Hess | Hocking |
12/11/2025
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12/22/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5696 |
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Krista v. Thompson
| 25CA1 | withdrawal 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) | Hess | Hocking |
12/10/2025
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12/15/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5566 |
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In re T.L.
| 25CA24 | admission; permanent custody; parental rights; Juv.R. 29(D); prejudice; plain error | Hess | Pickaway |
12/10/2025
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12/16/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5592 |
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Tunnacliffe v. Carr
| 23CA1166, 23CA1167 | manifest weight of the evidence; laches; waiver; abandonment; restitution; recission; restrictive covenants; damages; attorney fees; hardship | Hess | Adams |
12/10/2025
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12/16/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5590 |
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In re C.E.
| 25CA4134 | Permanent custody-Trial court's judgment placing children in the agency's permanent custody was not against the manifest weight of the evidence-Judgment affirmed. | Abele | Scioto |
12/10/2025
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12/18/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5641 |
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State v. Steele
| 23CA4034 | Manifest 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 cases | Wilkin | Scioto |
12/9/2025
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12/23/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5730 |
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State v. Knott
| 23CA4056 | CRIMINAL-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. | Smith | Scioto |
12/9/2025
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12/23/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5745 |
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State v. Smith
| 23CA4036 | Trafficking 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 search | Wilkin | Scioto |
12/9/2025
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12/23/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5752 |
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State v. Lemaster
| 24CA6 | Abduction; 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 maps | Wilkin | Meigs |
12/9/2025
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12/18/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5621 |
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State ex rel. Kirkpatrick v. Madison Twp.
| 25CA2 | Motion 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 evidence | Hess | Pickaway |
12/8/2025
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12/16/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5591 |
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State v. Akers
| 23CA10 | CRIMINAL-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 Curiam | Meigs |
11/25/2025
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12/4/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5409 |
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State v. Burns
| 25CA7 | Appellant's aggravated drug trafficking conviction not against the manifest weight of the evidence. | Abele | Highland |
11/25/2025
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12/5/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5442 |
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In re T.F.
| 25CA704 | motion for contempt; motion for sanctions; no-contact order; standing; Civ.R. 52; App.R. 16(A)(7) | Hess | Vinton |
11/25/2025
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12/2/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5384 |
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Robson v. Mason
| 25CA706 | R.C. 2903.214, civil stalking protection order, factual findings, due process, res judicata, consent, motion to vacate, waiver | Hess | Vinton |
11/25/2025
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12/2/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5385 |
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State v. Haughn
| 24CA15 | Appellant'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. | Abele | Ross |
11/25/2025
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12/3/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5405 |
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State v. Reynolds
| 25CA1209 | Appellant 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. | Abele | Adams |
11/24/2025
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12/4/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5424 |
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State v. Dillon
| 25CA3 | Appellant'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. | Abele | Pickaway |
11/24/2025
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12/2/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5394 |
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State v. Burchett
| 24CA6 | Defendant's admission constituted proof of prior operating a vehicle impaired ("OVI") convictions. | Abele | Lawrence |
11/21/2025
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12/5/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5444 |
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In re J.Y.
| 24CA8 | JUVENILE-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. | Smith | Meigs |
11/19/2025
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11/25/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5308 |
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State v. Brummett
| 24CA15 | CRIMINAL-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. | Smith | Highland |
11/19/2025
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11/25/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5307 |
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State v. Creager
| 24CA6 | CRIMINAL-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. | Smith | Highland |
11/18/2025
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12/16/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5608 |
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State v. Purtee
| 25CA1220 | guilty plea; plea colloquy; constitutional rights; strict compliance; plea invalid; Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c) | Hess | Adams |
11/17/2025
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11/21/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5257 |
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State v. Blair
| 24CA4104 | court record, public access, Sup.R. 45(E), Sup.R. 45(F) | Hess | Scioto |
11/12/2025
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11/18/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5199 |
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State v. Sheets
| 23CA4055 | CRIMINAL-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. | Smith | Scioto |
11/5/2025
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11/13/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5158 |
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State v. Miller
| 24CA19 | Possession of drugs; community control sanction; violate community control; ineffective assistance of counsel; counsel’s failure to present mitigating evidence at the revocation hearing; prison term | Wilkin | Lawrence |
11/5/2025
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11/12/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5113 |
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Molnar v. Molnar
| 24CA5 | Divorce; 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 other | Wilkin | Meigs |
11/5/2025
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11/12/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5114 |
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State v. Short
| 24CA17 | sufficient 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) | Hess | Lawrence |
10/30/2025
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11/4/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5014 |
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In re C.F.
| 25CA4144 | dependent child; best interest of the child; permanent custody; trial continuance; abuse of discretion; manifest weight of the evidence | Hess | Scioto |
10/30/2025
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11/4/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5015 |
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State v. Banks
| 24CA4088 | Trial court did not err when it denied motion to suppress evidence. | Abele | Scioto |
10/28/2025
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11/7/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5082 |
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In re A.N.D.
| 24CA4089 | Subject 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 jurisdiction | Wilkin | Scioto |
10/28/2025
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11/17/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5184 |
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State v. Wyke
| 24CA10 & 24CA11 | CRIMINAL-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. | Smith | Ross |
10/28/2025
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11/3/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4990 |
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Dwivedi v. Ojha
| 24CA32 | Marital property, separate property, abuse of discretion, manifest weight of the evidence, Indian custom, wedding jewelry, wedding customs, Indian currency | Wilkin | Athens |
10/28/2025
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11/5/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5036 |
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State v. Maynard
| 23CA4048 | R.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 Evidence | Wilkin | Scioto |
10/21/2025
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10/29/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4943 |
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State v. Blair
| 24CA4077 | R.C. 2981.04(E)(1); 30-day deadline; automatic bankruptcy stay | Hess | Scioto |
10/17/2025
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10/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4898 |
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Stealey v. Belpre City School Dist.
| 25CA18 | Summary judgment; political subdivision immunity; R.C. 28744.02(B)(4); physical defect | Hess | Washington |
10/17/2025
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10/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4899 |
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In re I.R.M.
| 25CA28 | wavier of right to counsel; juvenile; counseled by parents; Juv.R. 29(D); Juv.R. 29(B); totality of the circumstances; involuntary admission | Hess | Washington |
10/17/2025
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10/27/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4900 |
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State v. Robertson
| 25CA10 | failure to comply; R.C. 2921.331; verdict form; sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; R.C. 2945.75 | Hess | Lawrence |
10/17/2025
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11/6/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5039 |
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State v. Dotson
| 24CA24 | Murder; 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) | Wilkin | Pickaway |
10/16/2025
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10/29/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4941 |
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Simmers v. Dennison
| 24CA1196 | SCRIVENER'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. | Smith | Adams |
10/16/2025
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10/28/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4935 |
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State v. Morrison
| 25CA1214 | CRIMINAL-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. | Smith | Adams |
10/16/2025
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10/28/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4937 |
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State v. Harris
| 25CA4 | Criminal 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.l | Abele | Ross |
10/16/2025
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10/28/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4927 |
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In re K.P.
| 25CA18 | Legal custody—Ineffective assistance of counsel—Appellant failed to establish that trial counsel did not provide the effective assistance of counsel—Judgment affirmed | Wilkin | Ross |
10/16/2025
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10/29/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4942 |
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State v. Peeples
| 24CA20 | CRIMINAL-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. | Smith | Pickaway |
10/15/2025
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10/28/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4938 |
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U.S. Bank Natl. Assn. v. Johnson
| 24CA6 | CIVIL-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. | Smith | Pickaway |
10/6/2025
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10/28/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4936 |
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State v. Storms
| 24CA7 | CRIMINAL-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. | Smith | Jackson |
10/6/2025
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10/14/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4721 |
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Jai Shree Ganesh, L.L.C. v. Athens Cty. Bd. of Revision
| 24CA24 | Taxation-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. | Abele | Athens |
10/6/2025
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10/10/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4692 |
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State v. Doucoure
| 24CA33 | Guilty 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 her | Wilkin | Athens |
10/6/2025
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10/17/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4770 |
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State v. Lytle
| 24CA30 | Attempted 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) | Wilkin | Ross |
10/6/2025
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10/13/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4702 |
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