On June 10, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Issa Kona, 2014-0733. At issue in this case is whether a noncitizen must be advised of the immigration consequences of a written admission of guilt required by a diversion program. The case has
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What’s On Their Minds: Is an Officer’s Bodycam Footage a Public Record? State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Deters.
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On June 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Deters. At issue in this original action in mandamus is whether a prosecutor’s office must release police officer bodycam footage to the public immediately upon request in order to comply with the…
What’s On Their Minds: Is an Officer’s Bodycam Footage a Public Record? State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Deters.
By Marianna Bettman on
On June 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Deters. At issue in this original action in mandamus is whether a prosecutor’s office must release police officer bodycam footage to the public immediately upon request in order to comply with the…
What Happened on Remand After Darius Clark’s Case Was Reversed and Remanded by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Case Background
In November of 2010, Darius Clark was convicted of multiple counts of child endangerment, felonious assault, and domestic violence in relation to his girlfriend’s two small children, A.T. and L.P. At issue in this saga, which ended up in the U.S. Supreme Court, were statements made by L.P., then three, to his teachers,…
What Happened on Remand After Darius Clark’s Case Was Reversed and Remanded by the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Marianna Bettman on
Case Background
In November of 2010, Darius Clark was convicted of multiple counts of child endangerment, felonious assault, and domestic violence in relation to his girlfriend’s two small children, A.T. and L.P. At issue in this saga, which ended up in the U.S. Supreme Court, were statements made by L.P., then three, to his teachers,…
Supreme Court of Ohio Sua Sponte Dismisses Certified Question from Federal Court in Breach of Contract Case.
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On June 16, 2016, in Am. Mun. Power, Inc. v. Bechtel Power Corp. Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-3431, the Supreme Court of Ohio declined, sua sponte, by a vote of 5-2, to answer a certified question from federal court after it had previously agreed to answer it, and had heard oral argument in the case…
What Happened on Remand: Probate Judge Approves Settlement in Anderson v. Massillon.
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Case Background
On May 6, 2008, 72-year-old Ronald Anderson and his four year old grandson Javarre Tate were killed when Anderson’s minivan was struck broadside at an intersection by a fire engine on an emergency run in response to an automobile fire in Massillon. The fire engine, driven by Susan Toles and commanded by Rick…
A Familiar Face at Oral Argument in Public Records Case.
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Posted in Ohio Supreme Court Watch
On June 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Deters. At issue in this mandamus action is whether a prosecutor’s office must release police officer bodycam footage (specifically, in this case, the video of the traffic stop in which Samuel Dubose…
What’s On Their Minds: How Many Times Can A Criminal Defendant Be Re-Tried? State of Ohio v. Christopher L. Anderson
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Update: On September 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
How much is too much? Is there ever such a thing? … At what point does a court have to say, stop, enough is enough?” Justice Pfeifer, to the prosecutor.
On May 31,…
More Food for Thought on the Death Penalty.
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Posted in Death Penalty, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
For those of you interested in lethal injections and the death penalty (see, e.g. State v. Broom, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-1028, and this blog post analyzing the Broom decision), I highly recommend this article from a recent New Yorker magazine by Lincoln Caplan, a former staff writer for the magazine. Caplan is now a…