On June 16, 2016, in Am. Mun. Power, Inc. v. Bechtel Power Corp. Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-3431, the Supreme Court of Ohio declined, sua sponte, by a vote of 5-2, to answer a certified question from federal court after it had previously agreed to answer it, and had heard oral argument in the case
What Happened on Remand: Probate Judge Approves Settlement in Anderson v. Massillon.
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Case Background
On May 6, 2008, 72-year-old Ronald Anderson and his four year old grandson Javarre Tate were killed when Anderson’s minivan was struck broadside at an intersection by a fire engine on an emergency run in response to an automobile fire in Massillon. The fire engine, driven by Susan Toles and commanded by Rick…
A Familiar Face at Oral Argument in Public Records Case.
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Posted in Ohio Supreme Court Watch
On June 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Deters. At issue in this mandamus action is whether a prosecutor’s office must release police officer bodycam footage (specifically, in this case, the video of the traffic stop in which Samuel Dubose…
What’s On Their Minds: How Many Times Can A Criminal Defendant Be Re-Tried? State of Ohio v. Christopher L. Anderson
Update: On September 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
How much is too much? Is there ever such a thing? … At what point does a court have to say, stop, enough is enough?” Justice Pfeifer, to the prosecutor.
On May 31,…
More Food for Thought on the Death Penalty.
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Posted in Death Penalty, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
For those of you interested in lethal injections and the death penalty (see, e.g. State v. Broom, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-1028, and this blog post analyzing the Broom decision), I highly recommend this article from a recent New Yorker magazine by Lincoln Caplan, a former staff writer for the magazine. Caplan is now a…
The Three Minute Oral Argument in State of Ohio v. Dominic Jackson.
Update. On December 15, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On May 31, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio was to hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Dominic Jackson, 2015-1137. At issue in the case is whether…
The Three Minute Oral Argument in State of Ohio v. Dominic Jackson.
Update. On December 15, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On May 31, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio was to hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Dominic Jackson, 2015-1137. At issue in the case is whether…
What Happened on Remand: More On Sivit v. Village Green of Beachwood, L.P
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Update: On November 9, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio declined jurisdiction in both the appeal and cross appeal in this case.
As I posted here, after the Supreme Court of Ohio reversed and remanded this case to apply the punitive damages cap in R.C. 2315.21(D)(2)(a) to the two million dollar punitive damages judgment, arguing…
What Happened on Remand: More On Sivit v. Village Green of Beachwood, L.P
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Update: On November 9, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio declined jurisdiction in both the appeal and cross appeal in this case.
As I posted here, after the Supreme Court of Ohio reversed and remanded this case to apply the punitive damages cap in R.C. 2315.21(D)(2)(a) to the two million dollar punitive damages judgment, arguing…
Oral Argument Preview: Defendant’s Right to Allocution at Community Control Violation Hearing. State of Ohio v. Dominic Jackson
Update. On December 15, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read what happened at this oral argument here.
On May 31, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Dominic Jackson, 2015-1137.…