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This post is meant as a companion piece to better understand the merit decision in State v. Clark, posted here.
Federal Precedent
In 2004, in Crawford v. Washington, a landmark opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court authored by Justice Scalia, the Court held that to meet the requirements of the Confrontation Clause, certain kinds…
Update: On January 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On October 23, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State v. Jeffrey McGlothan, 2012-1782. At issue in this case is what evidence is necessary to prove…
On October 22, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Boykin, 2013-Ohio-4582. In a 6-1 decision written by Justice Lanzinger, the Court held that a gubernatorial pardon does not automatically entitle the recipient to have the record of the pardoned conviction sealed. Judge Stephen Shaw of the…
