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Case Background
Brandon Moore was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 112 years in prison for convictions for three counts each of aggravated robbery, rape, complicity to commit rape, and one count each of kidnapping, complicity to commit aggravated robbery, and aggravated menacing. Moore was fifteen years old when he committed these crimes. This…
Case Background
Brandon Moore was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 112 years in prison for convictions for three counts each of aggravated robbery, rape, complicity to commit rape, and one count each of kidnapping, complicity to commit aggravated robbery, and aggravated menacing. Moore was fifteen years old when he committed these crimes. This…
“While we continue to characterize juvenile proceedings as civil rather than criminal in nature…the criminal aspect of delinquency proceedings is undeniable.”
Justice Kennedy, majority opinion.
“Today’s majority decision reinforces the criminal aspects of juvenile proceedings, not for the purpose of safeguarding a juvenile’s constitutional rights, but to limit appellate review of juvenile proceedings. The exercise…
Update: On January 4, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Is that the rule you want from this court—if you don’t show up you are deemed to have waived counsel in the most important court proceeding in your life?”
Justice O’Neill, to the…
Update: On January 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio released a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“My problem is, I’m still trying to figure out what damage did LGR have before their insurance company refused to defend them?”
Justice O’Neill
On September 12, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard…
Update: On February 6, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On September 12, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Capital Care Network of Toledo v. State of Ohio Department of Health (2016-1348). At issue in this case is…
Update: On February 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read an analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
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On September 12, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Stewart v. Vivian, 2017-Ohio-7526. The court was asked to answer the following certified question:
“[Are] a health care provider’s statements of fault or statements admitting liability made during the course of apologizing or commiserating with a patient or…
“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,…
Update: On February 6, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On September 12, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Capital Care Network of Toledo v. State of Ohio Department of…
