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On May 25, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio granted reconsideration in State v. Aalim, 2017-Ohio-2956, and this time has upheld the mandatory juvenile transfer statutes it struck down December 22, 2016, in State v. Aalim, 2016-Ohio-8278.
Case Background
A complaint was filed in juvenile court against then 16-year-old Matthew Aalim, alleging…
Update: Read the analysis of the new merit decision here.
Oh my. The court has granted reconsideration in State v. Aalim, 2017-Ohio-2956, and this time has upheld the mandatory juvenile transfer statutes it struck down December 22, 2016, in State v. Aalim, 2016-Ohio-8278. This post is just a brief announcement of this…
Update: On May 25, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio granted reconsideration in this case, and reversed it. Read the analysis of the new merit decision here.
At the end of December of last year, facing the upcoming retirement of Justices Pfeifer and Lanzinger, the Supreme Court of Ohio really cranked out some major decisions.…
Update: On May 25, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio granted reconsideration in this case, and reversed it. Read the analysis of the new merit decision here.
At the end of December of last year, facing the upcoming retirement of Justices Pfeifer and Lanzinger, the Supreme Court of Ohio really cranked out some major decisions.…
Further update: On October 2, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the state’s cert. petition.
Update: On June 14, 2017, the cert. petition was distributed for conference of September 25, 2017.
Read Moore’s brief in opposition here.
Case Background
Brandon Moore was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 112 years in prison for convictions…
Further update: On October 2, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the state’s cert. petition.
Update: On June 14, 2017, the cert. petition was distributed for conference of September 25, 2017.
Read Moore’s brief in opposition here.
Case Background
Brandon Moore was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 112 years in prison for convictions…
Update: On September 13, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“But what I am troubled with is at certain stages of these proceedings, there was a breakdown between the lawyer and the child. And if that’s not a red flag for a judge…
Update: On September 13, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On February 8, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Raymond Morgan, 2015-0924.…
Update: On February 17, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court turned down the state’s petition.
On August 25, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Hand, 2016-Ohio-5504. In a 4-3 opinion written by Justice Lanzinger, joined by Justices O’Neill, Pfeifer, and Chief Justice O’Connor, the court held that…
Update: On May 25, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio granted reconsideration in this case, and reversed it. Read the analysis of the new merit decision here.
“The mandatory-transfer statutes preclude a juvenile court judge from taking any individual circumstances into account before automatically sending a child who is 16 or older to adult court.…
