On June 18, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Ohio v. Clark. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Alito, in which Justice Scalia, joined by Justice Ginsburg, concurred in judgment only, and Justice Thomas wrote a solo separate concurrence in judgment only, the Court held that the admission of
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Merit Decision: Court Nixes Statement Identifying Accomplice Through Testimony of Police Officer. State v. Ricks.
By Marianna Bettman on
Posted in Merit Decisions, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Update: Read what happened on remand here.
On September 5, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Ricks, 2013-Ohio-3712. The issue was whether it was proper in this case to admit a non-testifying accomplice’s out-of-court statements through the testimony of an investigating police officer. Although the Court…