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On September 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Eddie Burns, 2020-1126. At issue in this case is whether a grand jury can indict a juvenile whose case was transferred to adult court on charges the juvenile court determined were not supported by probable…
On September 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Eddie Burns, 2020-1126. At issue in this case is whether a grand jury can indict a juvenile whose case was transferred to adult court on charges the juvenile court determined were not supported by probable…
On September 8, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Acuity v. Masters Pharmaceutical, Inc., 2020-1134. At issue in this case is whether an insurance company, which issued a policy to a pharmaceutical distributor for “damages because of bodily injury” is required to defend against a government lawsuit stemming…
On September 8, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Acuity v. Masters Pharmaceutical, Inc., 2020-1134. At issue in this case is whether an insurance company, which issued a policy to a pharmaceutical distributor for “damages because of bodily injury” is required to defend against a government lawsuit stemming…
In 2014, a diamond bracelet, an emerald ring and a brooch were stolen from the Dayton-area residence of Irene Danopulos. American Trading II, a pawnshop in Cheviot Ohio, bought these items for $2125, reported the purchase to the Sheriff’s office, held the jewelry for the statutorily required 15-day period, then sold the pieces as scrap…
“What’s a jury to think if the judge is acting in this way and there’s no objection?”
Chief Justice O’Connor, to counsel for West
“You’re not saying that we can never notice structural error without an objection, are you?”
Justice Brunner, to the assistant county prosecutor
On June 30, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio…
“Because R.C. 109.78(D) and R.C. 2923.122(D)(1)(a) are unambiguous and do not conflict with each other, we must apply both statues as written unless and until the General Assembly directs otherwise by legislative action.”
Chief Justice O’Connor, majority opinion
“To reach its conclusion, the majority finds it necessary to forsake a plain reading of [R.C. 109.78(D)].
On April 26, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“In all the cases you are talking about, name one case where the public official has been held liable or responsible who had no control over the funds.”
Justice Stewart, to the Deputy Solicitor…
Ohio has always had a strange hybrid system for judicial elections. There is a partisan primary, followed by the general election which is nonpartisan. Governor DeWine has just signed Senate Bill 80 into law which makes the seats on the Supreme Court of Ohio and the intermediate courts of appeals partisan races, beginning in November…
