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I don’t know why we all love lists, but we seem to, especially at year’s end. So here’s the list of the top ten most visited blog posts in 2016:
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I don’t know why we all love lists, but we seem to, especially at year’s end. So here’s the list of the top ten most visited blog posts in 2016:
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Update: read what happened on remand here.
“The court in Graham was not barring a terminology-“life without parole”-but rather a punishment that removes a juvenile from society without a meaningful chance to demonstrate rehabilitation and obtain release.”
Justice Paul Pfeifer, majority opinion.
On December 22, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit…
“Are we to value speed over certainly? Of all cases that cry out for certainty, it is cases that result in the extinguishing of a human life.”
Chief Justice O’Connor, majority opinion
On December 21, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Noling, 2016-Ohio-8252. In an opinion written…
The Supreme Court of Ohio released two blockbuster decisions today, December 22, 2016. This short post is just an announcement—the blog will do a full analysis of both cases, but that will take some time. Luckily I’m retired, and don’t have torts exams to grade this December.
In State v. Moore, Slip Opinion No.
On December 20, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Deters, 2016-Ohio-8195.
In this mandamus action, in a unanimous opinion written by Justice Lanzinger, in which Justice French concurred in judgment only, the court dismissed the complaint as to the relators who failed to…
On December 15, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Jackson, 2016-Ohio-8127. In a unanimous opinion written by Chief Justice O’Connor, in which Justice French concurred in judgment only, the court held that a hearing following a community-control revocation is a sentencing hearing, and an offender…
“It’s déjà vu all over again.” Yogi Berra.
On December 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Simpkins v. Grace Brethren Church 2016-Ohio-8118. At issue in the case was an as-applied constitutional challenge to the caps on noneconomic tort damages set out in R.C. 2315.18(B). In another fractured…
On December 12, 2016, by a vote of 6-2, the U.S. Supreme Court turned down the cert. petition filed by Romell Broom in Broom v. Ohio. Justices Breyer and Kagan voted to grant the petition. Broom sought to overturn State v. Broom, 2016-Ohio-1028, a 4-3 decision in which the Supreme Court of Ohio held…
On December 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. V.M.D., 2016-Ohio-8090. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Pfeifer, the court held that attempted robbery is a crime of violence, and therefore a conviction for that offense cannot be judicially sealed. The case was argued September…
