“Public policy…encourages all citizens to report crime and to come forward to aid law-enforcement officers during the investigation of those crimes. The tort of negligent misidentification would have a chilling effect on that public policy.”

Justice Sharon Kennedy.

On November 3, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Foley v.

Update: On November 3 2016, the court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“So they (Petitioners) purposefully identified these people-they didn’t negligently identify them.” Chief Justice O’Connor, to counsel for Petitioners.

On July 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Foley v.