Well, that was quick. On January 23, 2019, two weeks after it was argued, by a vote of 5-2, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed State v. Amos 2017-1778, as improvidently accepted. See, State v. Amos, Slip Opinion No. 2019-Ohio-168. The issue in the case was whether a juvenile court has jurisdiction to
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Oral Argument Preview: Challenging Standing at a Suppression Hearing. State of Ohio v. Justin W. Wintermeyer.
Update: On December 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the argument here.
On January 30, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Justin Wintermeyer, 2017-1135. At issue in the…
Oral Argument Preview: The Contours of a Terry Stop. State of Ohio v. Jaonte Hariston.
What’s On Their Minds: When Must A Juvenile Sex Offender Classification Review Hearing Take Place? State of Ohio v. Ronald Amos.
Update: On January 23, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this case as improvidently accepted.
On January 9, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Ronald Amos, 2017-1778. At issue in the case is whether a juvenile court has jurisdiction to hold a…
What’s on Their Minds: Is the Consent of a Parent Who is Judicially Relieved of a Support Obligation Required for an Adoption? In Re Adoption of B.I.
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Update: On June 25, 2019. The Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“What this judgment entry did is wipe the slate clean as far as a judicial decree establishing an amount to be paid. That didn’t negate the common law duty to have a parent…
What’s on Their Minds: Is the Consent of a Parent Who is Judicially Relieved of a Support Obligation Required for an Adoption? In Re Adoption of B.I.
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Update: On June 25, 2019. The Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“What this judgment entry did is wipe the slate clean as far as a judicial decree establishing an amount to be paid. That didn’t negate the common law duty to have a parent…
Oral Argument Preview: How Far Does a Juvenile Court’s Power to Classify Juvenile Sex Offenders Reach? State of Ohio vs. Ronald Amos.
Oral Argument Preview: Is the Consent of a Parent Who is Judicially Relieved of a Support Obligation Required for an Adoption? In Re Adoption of B.I.
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Update: On June 25, 2019. The Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read an analysis of the oral argument here.
On January 8, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of In Re: Adoption of B.I. 2018-0182. At…
Top Ten Blog Hits of 2018.
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I don’t know why, but we all seem to love lists. And the blog is no exception. This is also the end for Justice Terrence O’Donnell, who had to retire because of the Ohio Constitution’s age limits, and Justice Mary DeGenaro, who lost the election to incoming Justice (as of 1-2-19) Melody Stewart. Justice Michael…
Merit Decision: Plea-hearing Requirements for Defendants on Postrelease Control. State v. Bishop.
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“By any fair reading of Crim.R. 11(C)(2), the potential R.C. 2929.141(A) sentence was part of the ‘maximum penalty involved’ in this case.”
Justice French, lead opinion
“…The lead opinion’s analysis cannot be squared with the language of the postrelease-control statute or our decisions recognizing that a sanction for a postrelease-control violation is not punishment for…