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On February 12, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Jones, 2015-Ohio-483. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Lanzinger, the court held that the proper standard to determine whether probable cause exists to issue a search warrant is the totality of the circumstances, and a single…

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…

The U.S. Supreme Court today, October 2, 2014, granted cert. in Ohio v. Clark. 13-1352. The two specific questions presented are:

  1. Does an individual’s obligation to report suspected child abuse make that individual an agent of law enforcement for purposes of the Confrontation Clause?
  2. Do a child’s out-of-court statements to a teacher in response to

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The U.S. Supreme Court today, October 2, 2014, granted cert. in Ohio v. Clark. 13-1352. The two specific questions presented are:

  1. Does an individual’s obligation to report suspected child abuse make that individual an agent of law enforcement for purposes of the Confrontation Clause?
  2. Do a child’s out-of-court statements to a teacher in response to

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Update: On January 22, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On March 11, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Joseph Harris, 2013-414. The issue in this state’s appeal is whether a…

Update: On January 22, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

View the analysis of the oral argument here.

On March 11, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Joseph Harris, 2013-414.…

On January 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in State v. McGlothan,  2014-Ohio-85. In a 4-3 decision written by Justice O’Donnell, for himself, Chief Justice O’Connor, and Justices Pfeifer and Kennedy, the Court held that in a prosecution for domestic violence where the state establishes the victim is a…

Last January, my University of Cincinnati College of Law colleague Carrie Wood, then with the Ohio Innocence project, (now with the Ohio Public Defender’s office) argued to the Supreme Court of Ohio that a second application for post conviction DNA testing filed by death row inmate Tyrone Noling under a new statute with more liberal…

On November 27, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Keck, 2013-Ohio-5160. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Lanzinger, the Court held that the defendant’s rights under the Confrontation Clause were not violated by the testimony of an expert witness who relied on a report authored by…