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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…
Update: On May 5, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
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On February 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Brad J. Dangler, 2017-1703. At issue is…
Update: On December 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“So we are going to throw out our ordinary rules of procedure and allow the state to play ‘gotcha’ in standing cases, but no other cases?”
Justice DeWine, to the Prosecutor
“Procedurally, when…
Update: On May 2, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“So, what the state wants us to say is it is reasonable that after a police officer hears gunshots fired,to stop basically anyone in the area?”
Justice Stewart to the Prosecutor
“Are you…
Update: On May 15, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Other than ruling in favor of the state, what rule are you asking us to write today? What do you want us to say? That the advisement is always sufficient, that the advisement…
Well, that was quick. On January 23, 2019, two weeks after it was argued, by a vote of 5-2, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed State v. Amos 2017-1778, as improvidently accepted. See, State v. Amos, Slip Opinion No. 2019-Ohio-168. The issue in the case was whether a juvenile court has jurisdiction to…
Update: On December 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the argument here.
On January 30, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Justin Wintermeyer, 2017-1135. At issue in the…
Update: On January 23, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this case as improvidently accepted.
On January 9, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Ronald Amos, 2017-1778. At issue in the case is whether a juvenile court has jurisdiction to hold a…
