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The case of In re M.W., 2011-0215, argued on December 6, raised once again the argument that when it comes to crime and punishment, juveniles are different from adults. Here are a trio of recent U.S.Surpeme Court decisions on this point, all cited in M.W.’s brief.
In 2005, in Roper v. Simmons, 543…
On Wednesday December 14, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul Pfeifer testified before the Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee in favor of a bill to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life without the possibility of parole. The bill, House Bill 160, is sponsored by Democrats Ted Celeste of Columbus (brother of former governor…
On December 8, 2011 the Supreme Court of Ohio issued an opinion laying out when expert testimony is needed in a medical claim based on lack of informed consent. The case is White v. Leimbach, 2011-Ohio-6238.
Dr. Warren Leimbach, a neurosurgeon, successfully operated on Robert White for acute back pain caused by a…
Update: Read an analysis of the merit decision in the J.V. case here.
Ohio’s Serious Youthful Offender statute works like this. The statute allows for a “blended” sentence, which is part juvenile disposition, part adult sentence. First, if warranted, in addition to the juvenile disposition, the juvenile judge imposes a stayed adult sentence on a…
Judging from the comments at oral argument in the case of In Re J.V., (read that post here) and from the analysis of the Serious Youthful Offender law in the case of State v. D.H., 120 Ohio St.3d 540, 2009-Ohio-9, this law, which allows for blended (i.e., part juvenile disposition, part a potential adult…
Update: On October 30, 2012 the Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On December 6, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of In re J.V., 2011-0107. The case has two distinct issues. The first is whether a trial court, rather than a…
The Supreme Court of Ohio has signaled its intent to further address some issues dealing with failure to register under Ohio’s version of Megan’s Law and the Adam Walsh Act.
In 1994, when a convicted New Jersey sex offender raped and killed a neighbor’s child, New Jersey passed “Megan’s Law,” which required sex offenders to…
Update: On October 30, 2012 the Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On December 6, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of In re J.V., 2011-0107. The issue in this case is whether…
