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Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
State v. Rutter
| 2023-A-0056 | CRIMINAL - sentencing; R.C. 2929.12; seriousness/recidivism factors; trial court expressly reviewed; no independent appellate review. | Trapp | Ashtabula |
4/22/2024
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4/22/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1528 |
In re Marriage of Krejci & Krejci
| 2023-A-0054 | CIVIL - parental rights and responsibilities; shared parenting; attorney fees; R.C. 3105.73(B); child support deviation | Lynch | Ashtabula |
4/22/2024
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4/22/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1529 |
Homestead Interiors, Inc. v. Hines
| 2023-G-0040 | CIVIL - final order; attorney fees | Lynch | Geauga |
4/22/2024
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4/22/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1527 |
State v. Kovach
| 2024-G-0017 | CRIMINAL - Appeal dismissed; a trial court’s denying a motion to waive court costs is a final appealable order; App.R. 4(A)(1); untimely appeal; a motion for reconsideration of a final judgment in the trial court is a nullity. | Eklund | Geauga |
4/22/2024
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4/22/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1531 |
State v. Zampini-Solarek
| 2023-L-056 | CRIMINAL - Article I, Section 10a(B) of the Ohio Constitution; Marsy's Law; standing; right to full and timely restitution; R.C. 2929.20(K); community control imposed following judicial release; a trial court’s decision whether or not to revoke community control following judicial release; abuse of discretion; R.C. 2929.20(K) is discretionary. | Eklund | Lake |
4/22/2024
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4/22/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1532 |
Haun v. Haun
| 2023-P-0049 | DOMESTIC RELATIONS - spousal support; consideration of support factors; child support; statutory factors; unjust; possession of children; needs of children; lifestyle of children; credibility of witnesses; contempt; purge; challenge to propriety of evidence; attorney fees; abuse of discretion | Lynch | Portage |
4/22/2024
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4/22/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1526 |
In re Jackson
| 2024-T-0026 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 4(A); thirty-day rule; Civ.R. 58(B); untimely appeal. | Patton | Trumbull |
4/22/2024
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4/22/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1525 |
State v. Kraynak
| 2023-G-0037 | CRIMINAL LAW - state's appeal; dismissal of criminal complaint; Crim.R. 12; trial of the general issue; invited error; harmless error. | Lucci | Geauga |
4/15/2024
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4/15/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1428 |
Bahner v. Marketplace Mall
| 2024-G-0009 | APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02(B); appeal from magistrate's order is not a final appealable order; Civ.R. 53(D)(2)(a)(i); lack of jurisdiction. | Eklund | Geauga |
4/15/2024
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4/15/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1430 |
State v. O'Brien-Devilliers
| 2023-A-0058 | CRIMINAL - petty misdemeanor, Crim.R. 11(E), effect of guilty plea, trial court failed completely, no showing of prejudice necessary, guilty pleas, vacated. | Trapp | Ashtabula |
4/15/2024
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4/15/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1432 |
State v. Szuch Fishery 12, L.L.C.
| 2024-A-0010, 2024-A-0011, 2024-A-0012 | APPELLATE REVIEW - state appeal; order for in camera review; denial of motion to quash subpoenas; cross-appeal; no immediate right to appeal absent direct appeal from conviction; lack of a final appealable order. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
4/15/2024
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4/15/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1431 |
Dailey v. Miller
| 2023-G-0010 | CIVIL - foreclosure; foreign judgment lien; motion to vacate; full faith and credit; lack of jurisdiction; collateral attack; res judicata; motion to dismiss; counterclaims; summary judgment; homestead exemption; equity; lien priority. | Trapp | Geauga |
4/9/2024
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4/9/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1340 |
State v. Brown
| 2024-G-0011 | APPELLATE REVIEW - Untimely appeal; App.R. 4(A)(1); 30 days; lack of jurisdiction. | Lynch | Geauga |
4/9/2024
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4/9/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1345 |
Lucas v. Byers
| 2023-L-093 | JUVENILE - parenting time; visitation; motion to modify; abuse of discretion; best interest of child; R.C. 3109.051(D); right to visitation; invited error | Lynch | Lake |
4/9/2024
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4/9/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1341 |
State v. Wyatt
| 2024-L-020 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 5(A); motion for leave to file a delayed appeal; concurrently with the filing of the motion, notice of appeal must be filed in the trial court. | Lucci | Lake |
4/9/2024
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4/9/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1346 |
Career & Technical Assn. v. Auburn Vocational School Dist. Bd. of Edn.
| 2023-L-114 | CIVIL - motion for interpleader; filed after final judgment; all appellate avenues exhausted; judgment is a nullity; not appealable; even if valid order, res judicata; stipulations; valid; appeal dismissed. | Lucci | Lake |
4/9/2024
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4/9/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1348 |
State v. Lorraine
| 2023-T-0040 | CRIMINAL LAW - plea; Crim.R. 11; de novo review; ineffective assistance of counsel; sentencing; R.C. 2953.08(G); supplemental brief; supplemental assignment of error; R.C. 2967.193; Crim.R. 36. | Patton | Trumbull |
4/9/2024
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4/9/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1343 |
Sassya v. Morgan
| 2023-T-0048 | CIVIL - parental rights and responsibilities; continuing jurisdiction; appealed orders; App.R. 12(A)(1)(a) | Lynch | Trumbull |
4/9/2024
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4/9/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1344 |
In re Estate of Sassya
| 2024-T-0017 | APPELLATE REVIEW - Motion for reconsideration is a nullity; does not extend the time to appeal a final judgment; App.R. 4; Civ.R. 58(B), untimely appeal. | Trapp | Trumbull |
4/9/2024
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4/9/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1347 |
State v. Barna
| 2023-T-0068 & 2023-T-0069 | CRIMINAL LAW - misdemeanor theft; separate felonies in a different district; R.C. 2929.41; concurrent sentences; sentencing occurred for both cases on the same date; time-served; dismiss; moot. | Lucci | Trumbull |
4/9/2024
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4/9/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1350 |
State v. Millard
| 2023-P-0041 | CRIMINAL LAW - suppression hearing; mixed question of law and fact; marked lanes; R.C. 4511.33; traffic violation provides probable cause; trial court correctly applied the law to the facts. | Patton | Portage |
4/9/2024
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4/9/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1342 |
State v. Paolucci
| 2023-P-0088 | CRIMINAL LAW - speedy trial; motion to dismiss; alleged constitutional and statutory speedy trial violations; cruelty to animals; deposit; 90 days after arrest or service of summons; clock allegedly commenced at probable cause hearing; no violation; no unreasonable delay. | Lucci | Portage |
4/9/2024
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4/9/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1349 |
State v. Cunningham
| 2023-P-0058 | CRIMINAL - Violating a Protection Order; R.C. 2919.27; motion to withdraw plea prior to sentencing; Crim.R. 32.1; four-factor Peterseim test; appellant failed to provide transcript of plea hearing; trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying motion to withdraw plea. | Eklund | Portage |
3/29/2024
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3/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1215 |
State v. Hill
| 2023-T-0072 | CRIMINAL - restitution; victim; not a party to proceedings; court lacks jurisdiction to issue orders to victims in criminal proceedings | Lynch | Trumbull |
3/29/2024
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3/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1213 |
State v. Sferra
| 2024-L-010, 2024-L-011, 2024-L-012, 2024-L-013, 2024-L-014, 2024-L-015 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 4(A)(1); untimely appeals; App.R. 5(A); motions for delayed appeal fail to assert reasons for delay. | Lucci | Lake |
3/29/2024
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3/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1212 |
State v. Siler
| 2023-A-0060, 2023-A-0061, 2023-A-0062, 2023-A-0063 | CRIMINAL LAW - felony sentencing; prison term; presumption; community control sanctions; allegedly contrary to law; R.C. 2929.13(B)(1)(a); multiple felonies of the fourth or fifth degree; prior felony conviction; no presumption; R.C. 2929.13(B)(1)(b); court had discretion; no error. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
3/29/2024
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3/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1211 |
In re B.M.B.
| 2023-P-0099 | JUVENILE - permanent custody; termination of parental rights; continuance; abuse of discretion; parent's participation in hearing; incarcerated parent; need for permanency; best interest of child; delay in seeking continuance; granting continuance would not have changed outcome of proceedings; due process; ineffective assistance of counsel | Lynch | Portage |
3/26/2024
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3/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1214 |
State v. Lucien
| 2023-P-0076 | CRIMINAL - postconviction relief; R.C. 2953.21; hearing on petition; ineffective assistance of counsel; Rule 11 colloquy; valid plea; false promises; actual innocence; withdrawal of plea | Lynch | Portage |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1113 |
State v. Malorni
| 2023-P-0050 | CRIMINAL LAW - guilty plea; knowing, intelligent, and voluntary nature of plea; de novo review; totality of the circumstances; Crim.R. 11 does not require trial court to advise defendant about the potential for judicial release; plea invalid where court provides inaccurate information regarding judicial release on which the defendant relies in entering a plea; eligibility to file judicial release contingent on length of aggregate sentence imposed; R.C. 2929.20; dialogue between court and defendant is the focus of review of knowing, voluntary, and intelligent nature of plea. | Lucci | Portage |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1122 |
Edwards v. Wilcox
| 2023-P-0059 | CIVIL - partition; election to purchase property at appraised value; equity; stay of sheriff's sale; motion to stay pending appeal; moot; satisfaction of judgment; R.C. 2329.45 inapplicable to partition actions. | Lucci | Portage |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1123 |
Glenn v. Trumbull Cty. Commrs.
| 2023-T-0067 | CIVIL - summary judgment; age and ancestry discrimination; doctrine of res judicata, claim preclusion; alternative theory, moot. | Trapp | Trumbull |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1114 |
State v. Vickers
| 2023-T-0073 | CRIMINAL - Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor; consecutive sentences; course of conduct; harm to the victim; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); R.C. 2929.12; recidivism factors | Lynch | Trumbull |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1115 |
State ex rel. Tenney v. Rice
| 2024-T-0015 | ORIGINAL ACTION - procedendo; affidavit of prior civil actions; R.C. 2969.25(A) | Per Curiam | Trumbull |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1116 |
State v. Jones
| 2023-T0054, 2023-T-0055 | CRIMINAL LAW - Crim.R. 32.1; motion to withdraw guilty plea; post-sentencing; competency evaluation; abuse of discretion; competent, credible evidence. | Patton | Trumbull |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1124 |
Dismukes v. Ashtabula Cty. Children Servs. Bd.
| 2023-A-0042 | CIVIL - malicious prosecution; negligence; invasion of privacy; loss of consortium; infliction of emotional distress; violations of the administrative code; failure to state a claim; Civ.R. 12(B)(6); absolute quasi-judicial immunity; political subdivision immunity; R.C. 2744.02(A)(1); political subdivision employee immunity; R.C. 2744.03(A)(6); scope of employment; malicious purpose, bad faith, wanton or reckless manner; notice pleading | Lynch | Ashtabula |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1111 |
State v. Strull
| 2023-A-0044, 2023-A-0047, 2023-A-0048 | CRIMINAL LAW - operating a vehicle under the influence; defendant has a due process right to testify in his defense; reversible error; harmless error; Crim.R. 52(B); reopen proceedings; abuse of discretion. | Patton | Ashtabula |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1118 |
Conneaut v. Fromknecht
| 2023-A-0051 | CRIMINAL LAW - suspended sentence subject to community control; community control revocation; no contact order; R.C. 2953.08 inapplicable to misdemeanor sentencing; R.C. 2929.21; R.C. 2929.22; R.C. 2929.41; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4) findings not required to impose consecutive misdemeanor sentence; R.C. 2929.22(B) factors to be considered when sentence is imposed; presumption court considered R.C. 2929.22(B) factors. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1119 |
Gantous v. Basing
| 2023-G-0029 | DIVORCE - division of property; equitable; spouse's debt; separate obligation; in-kind distribution of retirement assets; most benefit to the parties. | Trapp | Geauga |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1112 |
Geauga Cty. Bd. of Health v. Echols
| 2024-G-0008 | APPELLATE REVIEW – motion to remove magistrate; R.C. 2505.02(B); special proceeding; no substantial right affected; no final, appealable order; appeal dismissed. | Patton | Geauga |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1117 |
Butorac v. Osmic
| 2023-L-067 | CIVIL LAW - motion to dismiss; Civ.R. 12(B); proper service; abuse of discretion; active participation; collateral estoppel; de novo; final order not required; summary judgment; Civ.R.56(C); fraudulent transfer; quit claim deed; without consideration; R.C. 1336.04; R.C. 1336.05. | Patton | Lake |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1120 |
Behrens v. Behrens
| 2023-L-081 | DOMESTIC RELATIONS - App.R. 16; record references; interlocutory orders merge into final order; magistrate’s decision; extension to file objections; abuse of discretion; Civ.R. 53(D)(5); good cause; excusable neglect; Civ.R. 6; newly retained counsel; Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(a)(ii); plain error; Civ.R. 53(D)(4)(c). | Lucci | Lake |
3/25/2024
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3/25/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1121 |
In re R.N.W.
| 2023-L-115 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 4(A); thirty-day rule; Civ.R. 58(B); untimely appeal. | Eklund | Lake |
3/18/2024
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3/18/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1009 |
State v. Anderson
| 2023-A-0046 | CRIMINAL - R.C. 2907.05(A)(4)(C)(2); Gross Sexual Imposition; Disseminating Materials Harmful to Juveniles; R.C. 2907.31(A)(3)(F); manifest weight of the evidence; insufficient evidence; sexual contact; sexual arousal or gratification; the jury, as factfinder, was free to believe or disbelieve witness testimony and determine credibility; R.C. 2901.22(C); recklessly; R.C. 2907.01(E); harmful to juveniles; prurient interest. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
3/18/2024
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3/18/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1006 |
State v. Jones
| 2022-A-0022 | CRIMINAL LAW - felony sentencing; Anders; gross sexual imposition; two counts; plea of guilty; under 13 years of age; consecutive sentences; R.C. 2953.08(G)(2); maximum sentences; supported by the record; Jones; not contrary to law; reconsidered Gwynne decision; reinstated consecutive sentencing review that existed prior to December 2022; requisite findings made. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
3/18/2024
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3/18/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1010 |
State v. Amero
| 2020-P-0029 | CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing; R.C. 2953.08(G)(2), appellate review, R.C. 2929.12 factors; consecutive sentences, deferential review, record contains evidence that supports trial court's findings. | Trapp | Portage |
3/18/2024
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3/18/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1007 |
Giles v. State
| 2023-P-0091 | EXTRAORDINARY WRITS - petition for writ of habeas corpus; R.C. 2725.01; motion to dismiss; moot; bond reinstated; released from confinement. | Per Curiam | Portage |
3/18/2024
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3/18/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1011 |
Giles v. State
| 2023-P-0092 | EXTRAORDINARY WRITS - petition for writ of prohibition; motion to dismiss; failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted; statutory authority; intervention in lieu of conviction; R.C.2951.041; stay of proceedings; court-ordered intervention plan; successful completion of plan results in dismissal of charges; violation of plan may result in imposition of sentence. | Per Curiam | Portage |
3/18/2024
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3/18/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1012 |
Ravenna Twp. Bd. of Trustees v. Ravenna
| 2023-P-0042 | CIVIL LAW - summary judgment; Civ.R. 56; union cemetery pursuant to R.C. 759.27; R.C. 759.39; de novo standard of review; trial court failed to consider application of contract principles. | Patton | Portage |
3/11/2024
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3/11/2024
| 2024-Ohio-892 |
State v. Stokel
| 2023-P-0065 | CRIMINAL LAW - community control sanctions; revocation; consecutive prison terms; R.C. 2953.08(G); contrary to law; R.C. 2929.14; suspended sentence improper. | Patton | Portage |
3/11/2024
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3/11/2024
| 2024-Ohio-893 |
State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Solid Waste Mgt. Dist. Bd. of Commrs.
| 2023-P-0083 | CIVIL - Ohio's Open Meetings Act; minutes do not reflect location of meeting or members present; executive session; discussed matters not statutorily authorized; exhibits; sworn statements; no seal; not specified under Civ.R. 56(C); appointment and employment; not a special meeting; advance notice; identify purpose; employment enveloped scope of discussions during executive session. | Lucci | Portage |
3/11/2024
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3/11/2024
| 2024-Ohio-894 |
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