| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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State v. Smith
| 25 BE 0030 | CRIMINAL LAW – trafficking in cocaine; possession of cocaine; aggravated trafficking in drugs (methamphetamine); aggravated possession of drugs (methamphetamine); jury trial; consecutive prison sentence; speedy trial; motion to suppress; manifest weight; live video witness testimony; judgment affirmed. | Dickey | Belmont |
2/4/2026
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2/5/2026
| 2026-Ohio-359 |
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State v. Simmons
| 25 CO 0015 | promoting prostitution conviction affirmed; appellant alleged ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to subpoena other prostitute whose services she offered to undercover officer; sufficient evidence on elements related to the operation of an enterprise; jury verdict was not contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. | Robb | Columbiana |
2/4/2026
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2/5/2026
| 2026-Ohio-360 |
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State v. George
| 25 CO 0018 | R.C. 2907.231(B), engaging in prostitution; void for vagueness; overbreadth; due process rights; motion to dismiss; de novo; fundamental right; narrowly tailored statute; presumption of constitutionality; rational basis | Hanni | Columbiana |
2/3/2026
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2/3/2026
| 2026-Ohio-324 |
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State v. Clavin
| 25 CO 0019 | R.C. 2907.231(B), engaging in prostitution; void for vagueness; overbreadth; due process rights; motion to dismiss; de novo; fundamental right; narrowly tailored statute; presumption of constitutionality; rational basis | Hanni | Columbiana |
2/3/2026
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2/3/2026
| 2026-Ohio-325 |
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Discover Bank v. Dirienzo
| 25 CO 0016 | credit card company’s summary judgment motion met initial burden on existence of the account, an amount representing an “account stated” followed by a year’s worth of account statements showing purchases and payments, and a cardmember agreement attached to the account that explained the account holders accepted the agreement if they failed to cancel the account within 30 days of receiving the card or if they (or an authorized user) used the account; nonmovant submitted no evidence in response and failed to meet reciprocal burden. | Robb | Columbiana |
2/3/2026
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2/5/2026
| 2026-Ohio-361 |
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U.S. Bank v. Petrarca
| 25 MA 0065 | Foreclosure; summary judgment; bank proved standing as holder of note indorsed in blank and by assignment of the mortgage; wife who did not sign promissory note has no separate right to file loan mitigation application or obtain separate judgment in foreclosure; affidavit relied on by bank to support summary judgment not properly filed; genuine issues of material fact. | Waite | Mahoning |
1/30/2026
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1/30/2026
| 2026-Ohio-293 |
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State v. Mort
| 25 MA 0078 | Fourth Amendment; search of a third-party’s purse within an automobile; the “automobile exception” to the Fourth Amendment does not permit search of passenger’s purse where there is no evidence of a crime; consent given to search vehicle does not apply to passenger’s purse where driver did not have mutual use and joint control; searches and statements made after an improper search excluded under the doctrine of the fruit of the poisonous tree. | Waite | Mahoning |
1/28/2026
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1/28/2026
| 2026-Ohio-249 |
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State v. Haney
| 25 BE 0033 | CRIMINAL LAW – community control violation; conditions; second stage proceedings; the trial court abused its discretion regarding the second condition, i.e., that Appellant may not utilize social media in any capacity; judgment is reversed in part and the matter is remanded for the trial court to vacate that improper community control condition. | Dickey | Belmont |
1/26/2026
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1/27/2026
| 2026-Ohio-227 |
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Cavanaugh Ents. v. Steubenville Planning & Community Dev. Office
| 25 JE 0010 | CIVIL – administrative appeal; zoning; ordinance; conditional use; question of law; statutory interpretation; apartment building; apartment; garden apartment. | Dickey | Jefferson |
1/26/2026
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1/27/2026
| 2026-Ohio-228 |
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State v. Liason
| 25 MA 0083 | state’s appeal has merit; trial court imposed six months in prison where minimum prison term for third-degree felony is nine months; sentence is clearly and convincingly contrary to law; sentencing judgment is modified to nine months in prison. | Robb | Mahoning |
1/23/2026
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1/28/2026
| 2026-Ohio-243 |
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State v. Bishop
| 25 JE 0005 | Untimely filed application 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; application dismissed. | Per Curiam | Jefferson |
1/22/2026
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1/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-201 |
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State v. Craig
| 25 CO 0021 | Conviction for arson; copies of video and audio files taken from a digital video recorder ("DVR") machine in the apartment building where the fire occurred satisfy the best evidence rule, Evid.R. 1002; fire marshal who testified as an expert concluded that the fire was an incendiary fire that was intentionally set; credibility of the expert witness was a matter for the jury to decide; no plain error allowing the testimony of the expert witness, and the remaining record fully supports the conviction; judgment affirmed. | Waite | Columbiana |
1/22/2026
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1/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-200 |
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Savage v. Donofrio
| 25 MA 0102 | original action; procedendo; alleged trial court delay in ruling upon self-represented prison inmate’s post-sentence motion; action rendered moot when Respondent ruled upon Relator’s pending application following Relator’s seeking a writ of procedendo | Per Curiam | Mahoning |
1/21/2026
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1/22/2026
| 2026-Ohio-180 |
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State v. Bailey
| 25 MA 0046 | Application for reconsideration; App.R. 26; no obvious error; no issue not fully considered. | Per Curiam | Mahoning |
1/16/2026
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1/16/2026
| 2026-Ohio-147 |
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Tancer v. Charter Oaks Dev., Ltd.
| 25 MA 0051 | Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act; attorney’s fees; Ohio Construction Services Supplies Act; knowingly; workmanlike manner; negligent; manifest weight. | Robb | Mahoning |
1/15/2026
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1/15/2026
| 2026-Ohio-136 |
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State v. Spack
| 25 CO 0022 | CRIMINAL – pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person; illegal use of a minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material; consecutive sentences; ineffective assistance of counsel; defense counsel’s arguments at sentencing. | Dickey | Columbiana |
1/15/2026
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1/15/2026
| 2026-Ohio-135 |
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State v. Richardson
| 25 BE 0027 | CRIMINAL LAW – aggravated possession of drugs (methamphetamine); jury trial; prison sentence; sufficient evidence; constructive possession; the trial court did not err in overruling Appellant’s Crim.R. 29 motion; manifest weight; the jury did not clearly lose its way in finding Appellant guilty; judgments affirmed | Dickey | Belmont |
1/15/2026
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1/15/2026
| 2026-Ohio-134 |
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State v. Anderson
| 25 MO 0005 | POSTCONVICTION RELIEF – pro se “Motion To Correct Sentence Entry; third pro se petition for postconviction relief; denied without a hearing. RES JUDICATA – judgment affirmed. | Dickey | Monroe |
1/14/2026
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1/14/2026
| 2026-Ohio-104 |
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Kapper v. Valantine Roofing & Home Remodeling, Inc.
| 25 MA 0060 | CIVIL – breach of contract, Consumer Sales Practices Act; assignability of contract; assignment of contract; failure to honor express warranty; consumer transaction; home construction service contract; small claims court; some reliable evidence. | Dickey | Mahoning |
1/13/2026
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1/14/2026
| 2026-Ohio-103 |
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State ex rel. Izquierdo v. Krichbaum
| 25 MA 0109 | original action; petition for writ of mandamus; pro se relator; motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim; Civ.R. 12(B)(6); standard of review; court may consider evidence outside petition when subsequent event renders case moot; relief sought to compel trial court to rule on pending motions sounds more appropriately in procedendo than mandamus; elements of procedendo; clear legal right to require respondent to proceed; clear legal duty to proceed; lack of adequate remedy in ordinary course of law; mootness; procedendo and mandamus claims become moot when respondent performs duty requested; trial court ruled on all pending motions during pendency of petition; neither mandamus nor procedendo will compel performance of duty already performed; extraordinary writs not appropriate to control judicial discretion or challenge substance of rulings; availability of appeal precludes mandamus relief; R.C. 2731.05; request for sanctions under Civ.R. 11; subjective bad-faith standard; record did not support finding of willful misrepresentation where relator not served with judgment entry pursuant to Civ.R. 58(B); sanctions denied; proper disposition when writ claim is moot is to deny writ rather than dismiss petition; motion to dismiss denied in part as moot; motion to dismiss denied as to sanctions; writ denied. | Per Curiam | Mahoning |
1/9/2026
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1/12/2026
| 2026-Ohio-64 |
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State v. Jones
| 25 MA 0076 | affirming the denial of application to seal a juvenile record; appellate deficiencies; lack of transcript from magistrate’s hearing; current federal parole status does not automatically make juvenile applicant ineligible but is a factor to consider; no abuse of discretion in weighing the factors. | Robb | Mahoning |
1/9/2026
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1/14/2026
| 2026-Ohio-106 |
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D'Amico v. Zidian
| 25 MA 0045 | Magistrate decision; Default judgment; damages; damages hearing; evidence of damages; abuse of discretion; de novo review; competent, credible evidence; punitive damages; joint and several liability | Hanni | Mahoning |
1/8/2026
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1/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-47 |
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State v. Stepler
| 25 BE 0015 | sufficient evidence of aggravated drug trafficking despite Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation ("BCI") decision to test only some baggies; not against the manifest weight; defendant admitted what substances he carried on his person; one of three baggies of similar drugs in the hidden compartment by driver position in defendant’s own van that he was driving. | Robb | Belmont |
1/8/2026
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1/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-55 |
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Spencer v. Harrison Twp. Bd. of Trustees
| 25 CA 0984 | R.C. 2506, R.C. 5571.14; subject matter jurisdiction; legislative act; resolutions; public nuisance; administrative appeal; R.C. 2506.03; non quasi-judicial act; separate actions | Hanni | Carroll |
1/8/2026
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1/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-46 |