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“In a case in which we are asked to ratify the civil equivalent of the death penalty, we simply cannot accept absence as acquiesce.”
Justice O’Neill, lead opinion.
On January 4, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in In re R.K., 2018-Ohio-23. In the lead opinion, written by…
“In a case in which we are asked to ratify the civil equivalent of the death penalty, we simply cannot accept absence as acquiesce.”
Justice O’Neill, lead opinion.
On January 4, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in In re R.K., 2018-Ohio-23. In the lead opinion, written by…
Case Background
Brandon Moore was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 112 years in prison for convictions for three counts each of aggravated robbery, rape, complicity to commit rape, and one count each of kidnapping, complicity to commit aggravated robbery, and aggravated menacing. Moore was fifteen years old when he committed these crimes. This…
Case Background
Brandon Moore was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 112 years in prison for convictions for three counts each of aggravated robbery, rape, complicity to commit rape, and one count each of kidnapping, complicity to commit aggravated robbery, and aggravated menacing. Moore was fifteen years old when he committed these crimes. This…
“While we continue to characterize juvenile proceedings as civil rather than criminal in nature…the criminal aspect of delinquency proceedings is undeniable.”
Justice Kennedy, majority opinion.
“Today’s majority decision reinforces the criminal aspects of juvenile proceedings, not for the purpose of safeguarding a juvenile’s constitutional rights, but to limit appellate review of juvenile proceedings. The exercise…
On July 5, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Anderson, 2017-Ohio-5656. Although the blog did not preview this case, it is a companion to the decision on the issue of a trial tax in State v. Rahab, 2017-Ohio-1401, in which the court held that…
Further update: Read what happened on remand here.
On December 22, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Moore, 2016-Ohio-8288. In a 4-3 opinion written by now-retired Justice Paul Pfeifer, the court held that a term-of-years prison sentence imposed on a juvenile non-homicide offender that exceeds the…
Further update: Read what happened on remand here.
On December 22, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Moore, 2016-Ohio-8288. In a 4-3 opinion written by now-retired Justice Paul Pfeifer, the court held that a term-of-years prison sentence imposed on a juvenile non-homicide offender that exceeds the…
