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State v. Reichert 25 BE 0011R.C. 2935.36(D); pre-trial diversion; prosecutor recommendation; court cannot terminate criminal prosecution; separation of powersHanniBelmont 8/19/2025 8/19/2025 2025-Ohio-2965
State v. Jackson 25 BE 0001Intervention in lieu of conviction ("ILC"); defendant violated terms of ILC and admitted to violation at revocation hearing; defendant argues community control revocation requires two hearings; ILC is not revocation of community control and is governed by R.C. 2951.041, which only requires a single hearing; defendant waived option of second hearing by admitting the violation; plain error; no prejudice shown; judgment affirmed.WaiteBelmont 8/18/2025 8/19/2025 2025-Ohio-2964
State v. Crump 24 MA 0086Admission of “gruesome” photographs; Appellant’s duty to raise and cite alleged errors in the record, not court’s duty to locate possible errors; photographs involving child’s death treated the same as adults, no separate standard exists; photographs admitted for the purpose of showing how investigators discovered the body admissible; photographs of fatal wound admissible; plain error; where indictment challenged as insufficient, it must be raised prior to trial; an indictment charging conspiracy sufficient where the overt act alleged involves communications not only to prepare, but to facilitate commission of offense; evidence sufficient to support conspiracy where the state shows defendant traveled to the crime scene with a codefendant who is communicating plans to a third codefendant; evidence admitted to prove defendant’s identity as perpetrator not “bad acts” evidence as it is admitted for a proper purpose, Evid.R. 404(B)(2); sufficient and credible evidence exists where voluminous circumstantial evidence implicated the defendant; when trial court states on record it considered a psychological report court presumed to have considered that information unless record demonstrates otherwise.WaiteMahoning 8/18/2025 8/19/2025 2025-Ohio-2962
State v. Reese 24 MA 0092App.R. 26(A); application for reconsideration denied as untimely filed; later filed motion for leave to file application for reconsideration based on belief the original application mailed in time to be received at clerk's office by the ten-day filing deadline; no showing of extraordinary circumstances; per curiam opinion dismissing original application for reconsideration also addressed merits of the application, and appellant has not changed his argument in the second application; mere disagreement with our reasoning not a basis for granting reconsideration; motion for leave and second application for reconsideration overruled.Per CuriamMahoning 8/18/2025 8/19/2025 2025-Ohio-2963
Gateway Royalty, L.L.C. v. EAP Ohio, L.L.C. 24 CA 0980Breach of contract to recover post-production costs from overriding royalty interests ("ORRI"); Gateway Royalty II, LLC v. Gulfport Energy Corporation, 2024-Ohio-4844; summary judgment in favor of ORRI holder; Ohio courts have previously held ORRIs presumed paid free of costs, and ORRI assignment under review silent as to deducting post-production costs; Ohio consistent with cost free ORRI definition in many other states; trial court did not improperly weigh evidence; parties who practice in a trade are presumed to know industry customs and standards; judgment affirmed.WaiteCarroll 8/15/2025 8/19/2025 2025-Ohio-2961
State v. Kidder 24 CO 0048father convicted of raping son; Evid.R. 702 expert witness testimony; no plain error in admitting expert opinion on sexual abuse; no Confrontation Clause violations; testimony as to statements by others not hearsay; no excited utterance; harmless error; sufficient evidence to support convictions; counsel not ineffectiveHanniColumbiana 8/14/2025 8/15/2025 2025-Ohio-2905
State v. Nelder 25 CO 0003Felony sentencing standard of review; trial court’s consideration of mental health prior to imposing a sentencing is found within the record; arguments not properly raised on appeal need not be addressed.WaiteColumbiana 8/14/2025 8/15/2025 2025-Ohio-2906
State v. Corlett 25 MA 0015unlawful sexual conduct with a minor; maximum sentence on one count; sentence not contrary to law; nunc pro tunc judgment to correct clerical errorHanniMahoning 8/14/2025 8/15/2025 2025-Ohio-2907
State v. Granberry 25 CO 0004Compelling prostitution; attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor; engaging in prostitution; possession of criminal tools; postconviction petition; not entitled to hearing; petition barred by res judicataHanniColumbiana 8/13/2025 8/13/2025 2025-Ohio-2854
State v. Levesque 25 MA 0025CRIMINAL LAW – misdemeanor telecommunications harassment; no contact order; community control violation; 30-day jail sentence stayed pending appeal; the trial court complied with the R.C. 2929.21 and 2929.22 statutory mandates and did not commit plain error or abuse its discretion; judgment affirmed.DickeyMahoning 8/11/2025 8/12/2025 2025-Ohio-2834
Massacci v. Sloan-Massacci 25 MA 0004CIVIL – divorce; R.C. 3105.01(J); Civil R. 75(M); corroborating evidence; judicial notice of the record; Civ.R. 53(D)(4)(b); Civ.R. 53(D)(4)(d); abuse of discretion.DickeyMahoning 8/8/2025 8/11/2025 2025-Ohio-2825
Menges v. Strunk 24 BE 0018CIVIL – State ex rel. Consortium For Economic & Community Dev. For Hough Ward 7 v. McMonagle, 2016-Ohio-4704 (8th Dist.); jurisdictional-priority rule; Civil R. 3(A); commenced; service; Civil Rule 5(A).Per CuriamBelmont 8/6/2025 8/7/2025 2025-Ohio-2766
State v. Howze 25 BE 0005DRUG OFFENSES – aggravated possession of drugs; trafficking in tramadol; possession of drugs; forfeiture specifications; proportionality review hearing following remand; forfeiture of Appellant’s vehicle to the State does not constitute an excessive fine; R.C. 2981.02(A)(1)(c)(i); R.C. 2981.04(B); R.C. 2981.09(A), (C)(1)-(5), (D)(1)-(2); judgment affirmed.DickeyBelmont 7/25/2025 7/28/2025 2025-Ohio-2630
State v. Boyer 24 CO 0046felonious assault; domestic violence; convictions not against manifest weight of the evidence; no ineffective assistance of counsel; evidence did not support jury instruction on inferior-degree offense of aggravated assaultHanniColumbiana 7/25/2025 7/28/2025 2025-Ohio-2627
State v. Everson 24 MA 0097CIVIL -- postconviction petition; second or successive; recanting affidavit; eye witness; veracity; prosecutorial misconduct; unavoidably prevented; clear and convincing evidence; constitutional violation.DickeyMahoning 7/25/2025 7/28/2025 2025-Ohio-2628
State v. James 24 MA 0104CRIMINAL – consecutive sentences; separate cases; res judicata; resentencing; remand; de novo; limited; App. R. 16(A)(7).DickeyMahoning 7/25/2025 7/28/2025 2025-Ohio-2629
State v. Aponte-Rodriguez 25 MA 0002CRIMINAL LAW – rape; gross sexual imposition; sentenced to prison following jury trial; Tier III Sex Offender; four-year-old victim; hearsay; Evid.R. 803(4); exceptions; sufficiency; R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b) and (B); R.C. 2907.05(A)(4) and (C)(2); judgment affirmed.DickeyMahoning 7/25/2025 7/28/2025 2025-Ohio-2631
State v. Parker 25 MA 0006domestic violence; receiving stolen property; having weapons while under a disability; assault; felonious assault; firearm specification; court imposed jointly recommended sentence; guilty plea knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently enteredHanniMahoning 7/25/2025 7/28/2025 2025-Ohio-2632
State ex rel. Tapscott v. Mahoning Cty. Court of Common Pleas, Gen. Div. 25 MA 0041; 25 MA 0049Writ of Prohibition; Consecutive Sentencing; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); R.C. 2969.25(C); Sui Juris; Mandated Findings; Adequate Remedy; Civ.R. 12(B)(6); Civ.R. 56.Per CuriamMahoning 7/25/2025 7/28/2025 2025-Ohio-2633
State v. Vinka 25 BE 0002Assault, R.C. 2903.13(A)(4), jury instructions; plain error, Crim. R. 30(A); Crim. R. 52(B); insufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; knowingly under R.C. 2901.22(B); close proximity; ineffective assistance of counsel; maximum sentence cruel and unusual punishment; maximum sentence contrary to law; presumption against maximum sentence; sentencing statutes, R.C. 2929.11, 2929.12; felony sentenceHanniBelmont 7/21/2025 7/21/2025 2025-Ohio-2567
Midland Credit Mgt. Inc. v. Bowers 24 MO 0018CIVIL – R.C. 2711.02; R.C. 2711.03; motion to stay; motion to enforce arbitration agreement; action on an account; standing to enforce arbitration agreement; assignment of credit card account; use of credit card; did not receive cardmember agreement; Civil Rule 56(E).DickeyMonroe 7/21/2025 7/22/2025 2025-Ohio-2578
State v. Sargent 25 MA 0005CRIMINAL – pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor or impaired person; R.C. 2907.322(A)(5); allied offenses of similar import; consecutive sentences; tier two sex offender classification; notice regarding sex-offender registry; R.C. 2950.03.DickeyMahoning 7/18/2025 7/22/2025 2025-Ohio-2579
State v. Ford 24 MA 0109CRIMINAL – R.C. 2919.27(A); violation of a protective order; misdemeanor sentence; abuse of discretion; no criminal history; uncharged conduct.DickeyMahoning 7/11/2025 7/14/2025 2025-Ohio-2476
State v. Melott 24 BE 0057Voluntary nature of plea agreement; trial court involvement in plea negotiations; State v. Byrd, 63 Ohio St.2d 288 (1980); self-defense; waiver; presumption in favor of concurrent sentences; ineffective assistance of counsel; prejudice.RobbBelmont 7/8/2025 7/10/2025 2025-Ohio-2444
State v. Williamson 24 MO 0020; 24 MO 0021; 24 MO 0022Application to seal records of dismissed cases denied; defendant charged with Operating a Vehicle Impaired ("OVI"), vandalism, domestic violence, and attempted aggravated vehicular assault; R.C. 2953.61; defendant pleaded guilty to OVI, entered a diversion program on an amended charge, all remaining charges dismissed; related charges arising out of the same conduct may only be sealed if all the charges may be sealed; a conviction for OVI may not be sealed; affidavit attached to original complaint showed that all charges arose from same conduct; judgment affirmed.WaiteMonroe 6/30/2025 7/7/2025 2025-Ohio-2402
In re Adoption of H.M.M. 25 CO 0010Adoption petition alleged that natural mother's consent was not needed due to de minimis contact; R.C. 3107.07(A); mother claimed justification due to interference of father by hiding his address and phone number; record shows lack of contact for seven years, father shared his contact information with mother when he moved, mother's testimony was not credible; judgment affirmed.WaiteColumbiana 6/27/2025 7/7/2025 2025-Ohio-2403
State v. Yu 24 BE 0037, 24 BE 0041Pre-sentencing motion to withdraw guilty plea; credibility; factors; abuse of discretion; ineffective assistance of counsel; substantial compliance; right to appeal.RobbBelmont 6/26/2025 7/7/2025 2025-Ohio-2377
In re J.H. 25 BE 0013affirming termination of parental rights where mother raises: venue in county imposing prison sentence during which mother gave birth while incarcerated; sufficiency of notice in permanent custody motion; ground versus factor; lack of counsel at emergency shelter care hearing; sufficiency and weight of the evidence on finding child cannot be placed with the mother within a reasonable time; ineffective assistance of counsel; cumulative error.RobbBelmont 6/26/2025 7/7/2025 2025-Ohio-2380
Ohio River Resources, L.L.C. v. Westfall 24 MO 0017Motion for judgment on the pleading; Civ.R. 12(C); pleadings closed; harmless error; abandoned of record; R.C. 5301.56(H)(2); liberal construction.RobbMonroe 6/26/2025 7/7/2025 2025-Ohio-2379
State v. May 24 MA 0085affirming aggravated murder and other offenses; sufficiency; weight; admission of online rap video; supplemental jury instruction on circumstantial evidence; rejection of incomplete stipulation on a prior conviction; cumulative error.RobbMahoning 6/25/2025 7/7/2025 2025-Ohio-2378
State v. Bugno 25 MA 0003Untimely postconviction petition; untimely motion for a new trial; jurisdictional defects strip a trial court of the ability to hear the case.WaiteMahoning 6/18/2025 7/7/2025 2025-Ohio-2404
State v. Wieder 24 MA 0107CRIMINAL – R.C. 2913.02(A)(2); beyond the scope of the express or implied consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent; services; beauty salon; sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence, intent to deprive when the service provider revokes consent to any additional delay in payment.DickeyMahoning 6/16/2025 6/17/2025 2025-Ohio-2128
Stephens v. Zusack 25 BE 0024habeas corpus; filing requirements; commitment papers; bail; R.C. 2945.73(B)(2); pretrial detention; maximum sentence limit; discharge requirement; competency evaluation; misdemeanor detention limit; speedy trialPer CuriamBelmont 6/16/2025 6/17/2025 2025-Ohio-2129
McPherson v. McPherson 24 CO 0049DOMESTIC RELATIONS – GENERAL – uncontested divorce; agreed judgment, final divorce decree; final appealable order; jurisdiction; duration of marriage; R.C. 3105.171(A)(2)(a); parties agreed to spousal support; R.C. 3105.18; pro se litigants held to same standard as those represented by counsel; judgments affirmed but remanded for the trial court to vacate its second judgment entry granting a divorce to the parties.DickeyColumbiana 6/10/2025 6/10/2025 2025-Ohio-2064
State v. Price 24 CO 0036Trial court does not err failing to advise criminal defendant of aggregate maximum possible sentence including discretionary consecutive sentences; Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a); State v. Johnson, 40 Ohio St.3d 130 (1998); State v. Bishop, 2018-Ohio-5132; State v. Berry, 2023-Ohio-605 (8th Dist.).WaiteColumbiana 6/9/2025 6/13/2025 2025-Ohio-2091
State v. Price 24 CO 0037Trial court does not err failing to advise criminal defendant of aggregate maximum possible sentence including discretionary consecutive sentences; Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a); State v. Johnson, 40 Ohio St.3d 130 (1998); State v. Bishop, 2018-Ohio-5132; State v. Berry, 2023-Ohio-605 (8th Dist.).WaiteColumbiana 6/9/2025 6/13/2025 2025-Ohio-2092
State v. Price 24 CO 0038Trial court does not err failing to advise criminal defendant of aggregate maximum possible sentence including discretionary consecutive sentences; Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a); State v. Johnson, 40 Ohio St.3d 130 (1998); State v. Bishop, 2018-Ohio-5132; State v. Berry, 2023-Ohio-605 (8th Dist.).WaiteColumbiana 6/9/2025 6/13/2025 2025-Ohio-2093
State v. Price 24 CO 0039Trial court does not err failing to advise criminal defendant of aggregate maximum possible sentence including discretionary consecutive sentences; Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a); State v. Johnson, 40 Ohio St.3d 130 (1998); State v. Bishop, 2018-Ohio-5132; State v. Berry, 2023-Ohio-605 (8th Dist.).WaiteColumbiana 6/9/2025 6/13/2025 2025-Ohio-2094
State v. Price 24 CO 0040Trial court does not err failing to advise criminal defendant of aggregate maximum possible sentence including discretionary consecutive sentences; Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a); State v. Johnson, 40 Ohio St.3d 130 (1998); State v. Bishop, 2018-Ohio-5132; State v. Berry, 2023-Ohio-605 (8th Dist.).WaiteColumbiana 6/9/2025 6/13/2025 2025-Ohio-2095
State v. Parks 25 CA 0983POST CONVICTION RELIEF – pro se motion for a new plea hearing; dismissed. RES JUDICATA – Appellant’s attempts to challenge his conviction and guilty plea were raised or could have been raised on direct appeal or in his previous postconviction filings; judgment affirmed.DickeyCarroll 6/9/2025 6/10/2025 2025-Ohio-2053
State v. Figueroa 24 MA 0108Abuse of discretion; pre-sentencing motion to withdraw guilty plea; factors.RobbMahoning 6/5/2025 6/5/2025 2025-Ohio-1997
Estate of Gregory v. QDP Wholesale Auto, L.L.C. 24 MA 0087CIVIL – summary judgment; Civ.R. 56; de novo review; escrow; Appellant elected to proceed with a cash only closing; caveat emptor; Appellee had no contractual duty to procure title insurance; no misrepresentation; negligence and fraud claims are barred by the economic loss doctrine; Civ.R. 8(E)(2); promissory estoppel; judgment affirmed.DickeyMahoning 6/2/2025 6/3/2025 2025-Ohio-1979
Durr Farms, L.L.C. v. Siltstone Resources, L.L.C. 24 BE 0050CIVIL – fraud in the inducement; breach of warranty deed; public record; caveat emptor; title search; title insurance.DickeyBelmont 5/29/2025 5/30/2025 2025-Ohio-1942
State v. McBride 24 CO 0033Motion for en banc review is overruled; appellant has not cited a conflict between two opinions of this court; motion for reconsideration is overruled; appellant merely disagrees with the analysis in our underlying opinion; motion to certify conflict is overruled; First District case cited as a conflict merely differs in the facts and not the law; motions dismissed.Per CuriamColumbiana 5/23/2025 5/28/2025 2025-Ohio-1911
State v. Moore 24 CO 0042Felony attempted tampering with evidence and endangering children; guilty plea; Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a); appellant sentenced to 120 days in country jail; appellant argued that the possibility of local jail time was not properly explained and that her plea was not made knowingly, intelligently, or voluntarily; the record shows that possible local jail time was explained in the plea agreement and at the change of plea hearing; judgment affirmed.WaiteColumbiana 5/23/2025 5/28/2025 2025-Ohio-1913
Nicholson v. Youngstown 24 MA 0099House demolished pursuant to emergency order; city granted summary judgment due to governmental immunity, lack of pleading of due process claim, and city ordinances; Ohio is a notice pleading state; complaint sufficient to plead procedural due process; record does not show actual emergency existed to allow for emergency demolition; summary judgment reversed as to the due process claim.WaiteMahoning 5/23/2025 5/28/2025 2025-Ohio-1915
State v. Rayle 24 CO 0034Twenty counts pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person; guilty plea entered knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently; consecutive sentences not contrary to law; no cruel or unusual punishment; R.C. 2947.23; counsel not ineffectiveHanniColumbiana 5/22/2025 5/28/2025 2025-Ohio-1912
Stephens v. Zusack 25 BE 0019habeas corpus; filing requirements not satisfied; commitment papers; bail; R.C. 2945.73(B)(2); pretrial detention; maximum sentence limit; discharge requirement; competency evaluation; misdemeanor detention limit; speedy trialPer CuriamBelmont 5/22/2025 5/28/2025 2025-Ohio-1917
Bonar v. Zusack 25 BE 0020habeas corpus; filing requirements not satisfied; commitment papers; bail; R.C. 2945.73(B)(2); pretrial detention; maximum sentence limit; discharge requirement; competency evaluation; misdemeanor detention limit; speedy trialPer CuriamBelmont 5/21/2025 5/22/2025 2025-Ohio-1822
State v. Reese 24 MA 0092Untimely filed motion for reconsideration; App.R. 26(A); appellant merely disagrees with our opinion and does not raise any obvious errors or point to matters that were either not considered or not fully considered; motion dismissed.Per CuriamMahoning 5/21/2025 5/28/2025 2025-Ohio-1914
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