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“Nothing in our precedents dictates that the word “person” be limited to patrons.”
Justice DeWine, majority opinion
“I am unable to join a majority decision that absolves from liability a liquor-permit holder who encourages the dancers in its club to drink alcohol in order to reap enormous profits from the drinks purchased for the dancers,…
“The trooper’s questioning of Oles in the front seat of the patrol car did not rise to the level of a custodial interrogation requiring Miranda warnings.”
Chief Justice O’Connor, from majority opinion
“Every police vehicle is now a police station on wheels. Being directed to have a seat in a police vehicle is akin to…
“The trooper’s questioning of Oles in the front seat of the patrol car did not rise to the level of a custodial interrogation requiring Miranda warnings.”
Chief Justice O’Connor, from majority opinion
“Every police vehicle is now a police station on wheels. Being directed to have a seat in a police vehicle is akin to…
“This appeal charges us with the unenviable task of reaching a result that either overrides the adoption plan of a diligent birth mother and separates P.L.H. from the only home he has ever known or that terminates permanently C.W.’s fundamental right to raise and nurture his child.”
Justice French
On July 18, 2017, the Supreme…
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…
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: Joshua Polk was indicted for a felony count of possessing a firearm in a school safety zone. On March 8, 2018, Polk, who had served ten days in jail for this offense, pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempted possession of a firearm in a school zone. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas…
Update: Joshua Polk was indicted for a felony count of possessing a firearm in a school safety zone. On March 8, 2018, Polk, who had served ten days in jail for this offense, pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempted possession of a firearm in a school zone. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas…
On April 19, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Wilson v. Lawrence, 2017-Ohio-1410. In a 6-1 opinion authored by Chief Justice O’Connor, the Court held that a claim against an estate must be timely presented in writing to the executor or the administrator. Justice O’Neill dissented. The case…
