Whitespace is like air: it is necessary for design to breathe
Update: On October 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Why does double jeopardy not apply to the situation?”
Justice Donnelly, to the prosecutor
“There’s really not a double jeopardy issue here, is there? This is really a case about the plea, right?”…
Update: On May 5, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“So what aspect at the time of the plea—not sentencing—was there substantial compliance?”
Justice Stewart, to the prosecutor
“What are the words the trial court has to say to be ok?”
Justice DeWine…
Update: On May 5, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“So what aspect at the time of the plea—not sentencing—was there substantial compliance?”
Justice Stewart, to the prosecutor
“What are the words the trial court has to say to be ok?”
Justice DeWine…
Please read update to this post here.
On January 23, 2019, Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor convened a task force to examine the Ohio bail system. Read about that from Court News Ohio here. In light of this initiative, I have asked prominent Cincinnati criminal defense attorney Bill Gallagher to write a guest post on the…
