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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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State ex rel. Chester v. Booth
| 2023-T-0079 | EXTRAORDINARY WRITS - petition for writ of mandamus; public records request; request for kites; insufficient funds in account; respondent hand-delivered once funds sufficient; affidavit; R.C. 2969.25(A); R.C. 2969.25(C); mandatory requirements; fail to comply; statutory damages denied. | Per Curiam | Trumbull |
5/13/2024
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5/13/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1858 |
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State v. Goldner
| 2023-T-0071 | CRIMINAL LAW - failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer; sufficiency of the evidence; identity; circumstantial evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; mistrial; courtroom outburst; invited error; prejudice; cumulative error. | Trapp | Trumbull |
5/13/2024
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5/13/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1854 |
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State v. Ballish
| 2023-G-0044 | CRIMINAL LAW - misdemeanor sentencing; community control; probation; nonresidential community control sanctions; R.C. 2929.27; drug and alcohol use monitoring; goals of community control are rehabilitation, administering justice, and ensuring good behavior; community control condition must have some relationship to the crime of which the offender was convicted. | Lucci | Geauga |
5/13/2024
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5/13/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1855 |
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State v. Requel
| 2023-T-0062 | CRIMINAL LAW - motion to dismiss appointed counsel; duty to inquire; ineffective assistance; specificity of complaints; breakdown in commination; prejudice; overwhelming evidence of guilt. | Trapp | Trumbull |
5/13/2024
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5/13/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1853 |
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Snyder v. Leroy Twp. Bd. of Zoning Appeals
| 2023-L-101 | ZONING - administrative appeal; township zoning restrictions; R.C. 2506.04; court of appeals review limited to questions of law; abuse of discretion; area variance; practical difficulties test; whether area restriction unreasonably deprives property owner of a permitted use of property; Duncan factors. | Lucci | Lake |
5/13/2024
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5/13/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1856 |
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Jones v. Russell
| 2023-P-0100 | CIVIL - magistrate’s decision; Civ.R. 53; judgment issued day prior to filing of magistrate’s decision; appellant’s duty to provide a transcript for appellate review; arbitration agreement; motion to dismiss; Civ.R. 12(B)(1); subject matter jurisdiction; Civ.R. 12(B)(6); failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted; Civ.R. 12(B)(6) movant may not rely on allegations or evidence outside the complaint unless court converts the motion to a motion for summary judgment; stay pending arbitration. | Lucci | Portage |
5/13/2024
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5/13/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1857 |
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State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Commrs.
| 2023-P-0082 | CIVIL - Open Meetings Act; R.C. 121.22; denial of summary judgment; subsequent trial; moot or harmless; pure question of law; bench trial; notice rule; reasonableness; executive sessions; permitted purposes; laundry list; presumption of regularity; burden of proof; licensee or regulated individual; non-statutory reasons; harmless violations; full and accurate meeting minutes; true intent. | Trapp | Portage |
5/13/2024
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5/13/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1852 |
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State v. Birdsong
| 2022-A-0115 | CRIMINAL LAW - aggravated trafficking in drugs; trafficking in cocaine; additional indictment for theft; speedy trial; ineffective assistance of counsel; R.C. 2945.71; R.C. 2945.72; separate charges of theft unrelated to drug charges; one-day-for-one-day count; tolling events; no deficiency in performance; no ineffective assistance; manifest weight of the evidence; constructive possession; proximity to contraband; indicia of trafficking; bindles; baggies; in console; driver switched to passenger seat; verdict supported by sufficient, credible evidence. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
5/6/2024
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5/6/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1744 |
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Requa v. Conneaut City Aud.
| 2023-A-0067 | CIVIL - The Unemployment Compensation Review Commission; administrative appeal to the court of common pleas; R.C. 4141.281(D)(5); Ohio Adm.Code 4146–25–01; request for review; R.C. 4141.281(D)(6); appellee's nonappearance at unemployment compensation hearing. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
5/6/2024
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5/6/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1738 |
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State v. Francis
| 2023-T-0089 | CRIMINAL - motion to vacate; void judgment; plea colloquy; no contest; Crim.R. 11(B)(2); res judicata. | Lynch | Trumbull |
5/6/2024
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5/6/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1746 |
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State v. Tinker
| 2023-A-0068 | CRIMINAL - Gross Abuse of a Corpse; Obstructing Justice; Tampering with Evidence; consecutive sentence; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); course of conduct; proportionality; seriousness of conduct; criminal record; lack of remorse | Lynch | Ashtabula |
5/6/2024
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5/6/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1740 |
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Elser v. Johnson
| 2023-T-0081 | CIVIL - municipal court; breach of contract; fraud; business owner; electrical improvements; electrician; defendant not bonded or licensed in Ohio; plaintiff aware of defendant's qualifications; trial court in best position to adjudicate credibility of witnesses; judgment not against the manifest weight of the evidence. | Lucci | Trumbull |
5/6/2024
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5/6/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1745 |
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Morrison v. Morrison
| 2023-G-0015 | DOMESTIC RELATIONS - divorce; objections to magistrate's decision; timely objections; excusable neglect; abuse of discretion; three-day mailing rule does not apply; continuance; termination of counsel; previous continuances; inconvenience to parties and the court; pro se; scope of questions; termination of hearing; prejudice | Lynch | Geauga |
5/6/2024
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5/6/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1741 |
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State v. Cunningham
| 2023-P-0084 | CRIMINAL - Violating a Protection Order; R.C. 2919.27; competence to stand trial; R.C. 2945.37; when competency raised after the start of trial a court must hold a hearing only for good cause shown or on the court's own motion; due process requires court to sua sponte hold a competency hearing when presented with sufficient indicia of incompetence; abuse of discretion; mental illness is not synonymous with incompetency; despite peculiar nature of appellant's trial testimony, appellant did not demonstrate sufficient indicia of incompetency to find trial court abused its discretion by not sua sponte holding a hearing. | Eklund | Portage |
5/6/2024
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5/6/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1739 |
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State v. Heltzel
| 2023-T-0088 | CRIMINAL - not guilty by reason of insanity; commitment to mental health facility; least restrictive alternative; conditional release; nonsecured status; R.C. 2945.401(E); threat to public safety; past history; history of noncompliance; burden of proof on prosecutor; abuse of discretion; Equal Protection | Lynch | Trumbull |
5/6/2024
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5/6/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1742 |
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Harris v. City of Kirtland, Inc.
| 2024-L-033 | APPELLATE REVIEW - trial court judgment can only be reviewed on appeal if it constitutes a final order pursuant to R.C. 2505.02 and Civ.R. 54(B); multiple claims and parties remain pending; interlocutory order; no mandatory language that there is no just reason for delay; lack of a final and appealable order. | Lynch | Lake |
5/6/2024
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5/6/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1743 |
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State v. Blosser
| 2023-P-0070 & 2023-P-0071 | CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing; R.C. 2953.08(G); prison sentence; compliance with the statutory requirements; remanded to correct sentencing entry. | Patton | Portage |
4/29/2024
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4/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1649 |
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State v. Parks
| 2023-T-0102 | CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing; R.C. 2953.08(G); prison sentence; consecutive sentences; R.C. 2929.14; compliance with the statutory requirements. | Patton | Trumbull |
4/29/2024
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4/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1650 |
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State v. Naylor
| 2023-P-0015 & 2023-P-0021 | CRIMINAL LAW - aggravated vehicular homicide; R.C. 2903.06; aggravated vehicular assault; R.C. 2903.08; operating a vehicle under the influence of a listed metabolite of a controlled substance; R.C. 4511.19(A)(j)(viii)(II); proposed expert testimony; actual impairment; proximate cause; reliability of testing; mass spectrometry; prosecutorial misconduct; per se offense; sufficiency of the evidence; unconstitutional vagueness; substantive due process; nunc pro tunc sentencing entry; clerical mistakes. | Trapp | Portage |
4/29/2024
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4/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1648 |
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State v. Tenney
| 2024-T-0028 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 5(A); motion for leave to file a delayed appeal; notice of appeal must filed in the trial court concurrently with the filing of the motion in the court of appeals; matter dismissed. | Trapp | Trumbull |
4/29/2024
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4/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1652 |
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State ex rel. Ames v. Freedom Twp. Bd. of Trustees
| 2023-P-0069 | CIVIL - R.C. 121.22(I)(2)(a); if the trial court issues an injunction pursuant to R.C. 121.22(I)(1), the trial court is then required to award the complaining party all court costs; R.C.121.22(I)(2)(a) is clear and unambiguous. | Eklund | Portage |
4/29/2024
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4/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1645 |
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State v. Corteggiano
| 2023-A-0065 | CRIMINAL LAW - Crim.R. 29; sufficiency of the evidence; aggravated menacing; R.C. 2903.21(A); knowingly; R.C. 2901.22. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
4/29/2024
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4/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1653 |
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In re Hetmanski v. Hetmanski
| 2023-T-0065 | CIVIL - Dissolution; separation agreement; contract law; motion to show cause; trial court's adoption of magistrate's decision; abuse of discretion; trial court in best position to weigh evidence; agreement must be read as a whole; no indication trial court failed to review transcript; parol evidence rule; parol evidence cannot contradict the terms of the integrated agreement; trial court's conclusions about parol evidence were incorrect but reviewing courts reverse judgments not reasons; waiver. | Eklund | Trumbull |
4/29/2024
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4/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1646 |
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Redding v. United States Parachute Assn.
| 2024-G-0014 | APPELLATE REVIEW - Lack of final appealable order; attorney fees amount not awarded and not disposed of in entry on appeal. | Lucci | Geauga |
4/29/2024
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4/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1651 |
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State ex rel. Ames v. Troy Twp. Bd. of Trustees
| 2023-G-0043 | APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02; partial denial of summary judgment; lack of jurisdiction; appeal dismissed. | Trapp | Geauga |
4/23/2024
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4/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-1647 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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In re Marriage of 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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