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Update: This case was sent back for resentencing. Read what happened on remand here.
On December 3, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Herring, 2014-Ohio-5228. In a 4-3 opinion written by Justice Paul Pfeifer, the court granted Herring’s petition for post-conviction relief in this death penalty…
There’s been a lot of interest on the blog in the Prade case, in which former Akron police captain Douglas Prade was found guilty of the 1997 aggravated murder of his ex-wife Dr. Margo Prade. Prade was sentenced to life in prison. In 2012, based on the results of new DNA testing ordered in his…
Update: On October 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument in this case here.
On January 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Bank of American, N.A. v.
Further Update: Judge Hunter’s ruling was reversed on appeal, and the Supreme Court of Ohio refused to hear the case again. On July 25, 2014 Prade was sent back to jail, pending further proceedings. Read about that here.
Update: On January 29, 2013, Summit County Common Pleas Judge Judy Hunter found Douglas Prade actually innocent…
