On December 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. V.M.D., 2016-Ohio-8090. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Pfeifer, the court held that attempted robbery is a crime of violence, and therefore a conviction for that offense cannot be judicially sealed. The case was argued September
Judicial Record Sealing
What’s On Their Minds: Can An Attempted Robbery Conviction be Judicially Sealed? State of Ohio v. V.M.D.
Update: On December 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Wouldn’t it be better for the General Assembly to be asked to liberalize the expungement statute to allow for a look at the particular circumstances of a plea?” Justice Lanzinger, to defense counsel.…
Oral Argument Preview: Can An Attempted Robbery Conviction be Judicially Sealed? State of Ohio v. V.M.D.
Update: On December 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read an analysis of the oral argument here.
On September 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. V.M.D., 2014-0990. At issue…
Merit Decision: Sealing/Unsealing Records of Conviction Strictly Governed by Statute. State v. Vanzandt
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On January 28, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Vanzandt, 2015-Ohio-236. In a 5-2 opinion written by Chief Justice O’Connor, the court held that a record of conviction judicially sealed pursuant to statutory authority cannot be unsealed when none of the exceptions in the sealing statute…
Guest Post: Which branch calls the shots on sealing criminal records? State v. Radcliff and the rapidly evolving world of record sealing.
This guest post summarizes the spate of cases and statutes on judicial record sealing. It is written by Priya Walia and Stephen JohnsonGrove.
Priya Walia is a rising 2L at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and is interning this summer at the Ohio Justice & Policy Center. Learn more about OJPC’s work at…
What’s On Their Minds: Unsealing a Judicial Record of Acquittal-Standing in Quicksand? State of Ohio v. Terrell Vanzandt
Update: on January 28, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On May 27, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in State of Ohio v. Terrell Vanzandt, f.k.a. Terrell Asberry, 2013-1010. This case deals with the question of whether judicially…
Oral Argument Preview: Unsealing a Judicial Record of Acquittal? State of Ohio v. Terrell Vanzandt
Update: On January 28, 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 May 27, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Terrell Vanzandt, f.k.a. Terrell Asberry, 2013-1010.…