“The risk-assessment determination made by the General Assembly in enacting R.C. 2923.13 does not undermine the rehabilitative purpose of the juvenile-justice system, nor does it give rise to the due-process concerns we were called upon to resolve in Hand. Framed differently, the lack of a right to a jury trial, as well as other
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Merit Decision: Court OK’s Use of Juvenile Adjudication as an Element of Adult Offense of Having Weapon Under Disability. State v. Carnes.
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“The risk-assessment determination made by the General Assembly in enacting R.C. 2923.13 does not undermine the rehabilitative purpose of the juvenile-justice system, nor does it give rise to the due-process concerns we were called upon to resolve in Hand. Framed differently, the lack of a right to a jury trial, as well as other…
What’s On Their Minds: Must a School Safety and Security Supervisor Mirandize a Minor Before Questioning Him At School in Police Presence? In re L.G.
Update: On September 20, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this case as improvidently accepted. Read more about that here.
“The trial court here, and the court of appeals, have determined the facts in this case suggest that the supervisor was an agent of the police. So, what about the facts in this case…
What’s On Their Minds: Must a School Safety and Security Supervisor Mirandize a Minor Before Questioning Him At School in Police Presence? In re L.G.
Update: On September 20, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this case as improvidently accepted. Read more about that here.
“The trial court here, and the court of appeals, have determined the facts in this case suggest that the supervisor was an agent of the police. So, what about the facts in this case…
Oral Argument Preview: Must a School Safety and Security Supervisor Mirandize a Minor Before Questioning Him At School in Police Presence? In re L.G.
Update: On September 20, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this case as improvidently accepted. Read more about that here.
Read an analysis of the oral argument here.
On July 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of In re L.G. (2017-0877). At issue in this…
What Happened on Remand: Brandon Moore Given Fifty Year Sentence.
When Brandon Moore was 15, he and two other young men went on what now-retired Justice Paul Pfeifer described as “a criminal rampage of escalating depravity.” Moore’s case was transferred to adult court. The rape victim in the case testified that “[T]hey killed a part of me. They killed a part of my [soul] that…
What’s On Their Minds: Using a Juvenile Adjudication as an Element of an Adult Offense. State of Ohio v. Anthony Carnes.
Update: On August 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On February 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in State of Ohio v. Anthony Carnes, 2017-0087. At issue in this case is whether a juvenile adjudication can be…
Oral Argument Preview: Using a Juvenile Adjudication as an Element of an Adult Offense. State of Ohio v. Anthony Carnes
What’s on their Minds: Does A Juvenile Court’s Failure to Follow Procedures under Ohio’s Safe Harbor Law for Victims of Human Trafficking Invalidate the Juvenile’s Transfer to Adult Court? State of Ohio v. Alexis Martin
Update: On August 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“What does the Guardian Ad Litem do in the context like this, different from what we have?”
Justice O’Donnell, to defense counsel
“Do you not think that the judge could have explained why…