MARCH 27, 2024
Man’s Lengthy Criminal History Justified Consecutive Prison Sentences
A Cuyahoga County man’s five-year prison sentence for drug-related crimes was appropriate considering his extensive criminal history and evidence that he lied about the offenses he committed, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
MARCH 26, 2024
All Parties Must Agree to Drop Request for Jury Trial, Regardless of Who Paid Deposit
Once a party in a civil case requests a jury trial, the request cannot be withdrawn unless all the parties agree, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
MARCH 21, 2024
Utility Vehicle Does Not Fit Charge for Vehicular Assault
The driver of a utility vehicle for farm tasks cannot be convicted of a felony for injuring his passengers when he flipped it because the vehicle does not meet the definition of “motor vehicle” under the Ohio criminal code, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
MARCH 20, 2024
Dayton Attorney Suspended for Neglecting Client Matters
The Supreme Court of Ohio today suspended a Dayton attorney for one year, with six months stayed, for neglecting his clients’ matters, including failing to file a lawsuit on time.
MARCH 19, 2024
Court Considers Whether Pharmacies Selling Opioids Created Public Nuisance
Two Ohio counties won a $650.9 million judgment against three of the nation’s largest chain pharmacies for their role in the opioid addiction epidemic. Now a federal court hearing the pharmacies’ appeal is asking the Supreme Court of Ohio whether the companies could create a public nuisance under Ohio law by selling legal products.
MARCH 14, 2024
Death Penalty Affirmed for Man Who Stabbed Housemates to Death
The Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed the death penalty for a man who stabbed his two Parma Heights housemates to death and concealed their bodies for weeks in trash bags hidden in the home.
MARCH 26, 2024
Mentorship from the Court Brought This Assigned Judge Back
Judge Charles Sulek’s favorite part of the Thomas J. Moyer Judicial Center isn’t the courtroom or grandeur of the law library.
MARCH 13, 2024
Every Case is the Most Important for Assigned Visiting Judge
Judge Ginger Bock knew exactly what she wanted in eighth grade. In her career, she’d be a change agent. And at a Cincinnati Reds game that summer, she’d be a ball boy.
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Trash Is a Treasure for Assigned Visiting Judge
Judge Michael Mentel’s first memory about the intricacies of law comes from an unlikely source – trash.
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
First District Court of Appeals Judge Robert C. Winkler believes the best training to become a judge is to watch and learn from respected jurists. That approach has benefited when hearing cases at all levels of the state court system: municipal, common pleas, appellate, and now for the first time, the Supreme Court of Ohio.
JANUARY 29, 2024
Judge Receives Award for Service to Northwest Ohio
Sixth District Court of Appeals Judge Myron C. Duhart’s dedication to the Toledo area was recently recognized with a distinguished honor.
March 28, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court upholds Cleveland felon’s prison sentence, citing his criminal history: Cleveland.com
The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Cleveland felon’s five-year prison sentence, citing his criminal history and the need to protect the public.
Jury convicts Columbus man of fatal road-rage shooting in Summit County: Cleveland.com
A Columbus man accused of fatally shooting an Akron man in a 2023 road-rage incident on Interstate 76 was found guilty Wednesday of multiple criminal charges.
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