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Update: On December 20, 2016, Harris withdrew his not guilty plea. The court entered a plea of guilty to involuntary manslaughter and sentenced Harris to 13 years with credit for time served.
On January 22, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Harris, 2015-Ohio-166. In a unanimous…
Update: On April 22, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On January 14, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Brian T. Horn, et. al., 2013-1534. The issue in this case…
Here’s my list of the top ten decisions handed down by the Supreme Court of Ohio in 2014 that I’ve blogged about. I don’t blog on all cases argued, so this list is totally subjective.
1. Bank of Am., N.A. v. Kuchta, 2014-Ohio-4275.
In a 5-2 decision, the court held that a challenge…
On November 13, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down its decision in State v. Johnson, Slip Opinion No. 2014-Ohio-5021. In a unanimous opinion, the court held that the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule precluded suppression of evidence obtained from a GPS placed under the defendant’s car without a warrant. Read…
As previously reported on the blog, the U.S. Supreme Court granted cert. in the case now captioned Ohio v. Clark, which was an appeal by the state from the merit decision of the Supreme Court of Ohio in State v. Clark, 2013-Ohio-4731.
This is the syllabus of the 4-3 decision in State v.Clark:
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I’ll make this an annual event, because we all love lists. Here are the top ten most frequently read posts of 2014, in order.
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Update: On April 22, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read an analysis of the oral argument here.
On January 14, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Brian T. Horn…
On December 18, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Pixley v. Pro-Pak Industries, Inc., 2014-Ohio-5460. There were two issues in this employer intentional tort case–whether the definition of equipment safety guard is limited to protecting only operators of equipment, and whether there is a genuine issue of material…
Update: On January 27, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
The Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Cromer v. Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron on November 20, 2013. This was a defense verdict in a medical malpractice…
Update: This case was sent back for resentencing. Read what happened on remand here.
On December 3, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Herring, 2014-Ohio-5228. In a 4-3 opinion written by Justice Paul Pfeifer, the court granted Herring’s petition for post-conviction relief in this death penalty…
