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Update: On February 12, 2015 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 September 9, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Lauren Jones, 2013-2023.…
Case Background
In 2007, Donald Landfair, then 78 years old, boarded two of his horses, including Green Acre Annie (“Annie”) at Rochel Smith’s father’s stables. Rochel Smith was barn manager there. In March of 2007, Landfair transported his horses by trailer to a blacksmith to be shod. As Landfair was unloading Annie from the trailer…
Further Update: This case was set for a jury trial on August 17, 2015, and settled on August 15.
Update: Read about Chapter III of this case here.
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In May of 2006, M.H., then a minor, broke his knee in a diving board accident at the Cuyahoga Falls Natatorium and Wellness Center. The…
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On October 7, 2009, Keith Ramey and Jonathan Keeton were arrested and indicted for aggravated robbery, felonious assault, and breaking and entering. The state opted to try the two defendants together. After their arrest, Keeton was released on bond, but Ramey remained jailed until the trial.
At a pretrial conference, lawyers for both…
Update: On July 26, 2016, Doss was found not to be a wrongfully-imprisoned person. Read more about that here.
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In 2006, Iran Doss was convicted of kidnapping and rape, and sentenced to four years in prison. The charges arose from a night of drinking on New Year’s eve, 2004. The victim, J.P., ended…
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Daniel Lalain worked as an engineer for Aero-Instruments, a Cleveland company that designed aviation and aerospace components. Lalain resigned suddenly, and took with him numerous documents and copies of electronic files related to the work he had done. He also kept two probes he had taken home for testing.
Aero-Instruments filed a civil…
Update: On December 8, 2014, the Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision denying summary judgment. So, as predicted below, back to the trial court it goes, again.
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In 2007, Dale and Grace Burlingame were killed when the van Dale was driving was struck by a fire engine on an…
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Christen and Sean Daniel were married in 1995 and were divorced in 2011. The only real asset of the parties was Sean’s military retirement benefit. Sean had enlisted in the National Guard shortly before the parties married. At the time of the divorce hearing, Sean had sixteen years in the National Guard; fifteen…
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Dayton Police Detective David House was patrolling in an unmarked cruiser in an area known for drug activity. He pulled up behind a pick-up truck bearing out-of-county license plates. Because drug dealers were known to come from outside Montgomery County to that particular area to deal drugs, House followed the truck. After running…
Update: On September 23, 2014 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On July 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Alexander Quarterman et al. 2013-1591. The central issue in this case is…
