Update: Read here what happened to this case when it was remanded.

On March 21, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in State v. Darmond, 2013-Ohio-966. In a 6-1 decision written by Justice O’Neill, the Court found that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing this criminal case with prejudice for

With so many cases released at the end of 2012 (namely, all submitted cases, to make way for the new complement of justices) more than the usual number of reconsideration requests was probably inevitable.  The Court granted one in State v. Williams, 2102-Ohio-5695, but changed only the remand instruction in the case.

In

With so many cases released at the end of 2012 (namely, all submitted cases, to make way for the new complement of justices) more than the usual number of reconsideration requests was probably inevitable.  The Court granted one in State v. Williams, 2102-Ohio-5695, but changed only the remand instruction in the case.

In

On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Rayess v. Educational Comm. for Foreign Med. Graduates, 2012-Ohio-5676. In a unanimous opinion for the Court, Justice O’Donnell wrote that neither an informational pamphlet describing an exam nor the application to take the exam is a contract.

Case Background

Mohammed Rayess

On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Rayess v. Educational Comm. for Foreign Med. Graduates, 2012-Ohio-5676. In a unanimous opinion for the Court, Justice O’Donnell wrote that neither an informational pamphlet describing an exam nor the application to take the exam is a contract.

Case Background

Mohammed Rayess

Read what happened to this case on remand here.

On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a disposition in Burlingame v. Estate of Burlingame.

The Burlington case, like the Anderson case, involved two individuals who were killed when their van was struck by a fire truck during an emergency run.  The

Read what happened to this case on remand here.

On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a disposition in Burlingame v. Estate of Burlingame.

The Burlington case, like the Anderson case, involved two individuals who were killed when their van was struck by a fire truck during an emergency run.  The

Further update: Read what happened to this case on remand here.

On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Anderson v. Massillon, 2012-Ohio-5711. In a 5-2 decision written by Justice O’Donnell, the Court defined the terms “willful,” “wanton,” and “reckless,” and held that the terms are not interchangeable. This definitional

On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in State v. Williams,  2012-Ohio-5695. In a 6-1 decision written by Justice O’Donnell, in which Justice Lanzinger concurred in judgment only and Justice Pfeifer dissented, the Court held that the use of other acts evidence was proper in this multi-count sex offense case