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“Unless the trial court knows or has reason to know of a potential conflict, the court does not have an affirmative duty to inquire about the attorney’s joint representation of codefendants.”
Justice Stewart, Majority Opinion
“I would address the right to counsel in Article I, Section 10 of the Ohio Constitution and hold that it…
“What’s a jury to think if the judge is acting in this way and there’s no objection?”
Chief Justice O’Connor, to counsel for West
“You’re not saying that we can never notice structural error without an objection, are you?”
Justice Brunner, to the assistant county prosecutor
On June 30, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio…
Update: On December 22, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. In an opinion written by Justice Donnelly, joined in full by Chief Justice O’Connor and Justice Fischer, the Court held that the arrest warrant at issue sufficiently complied with Crim R. 4 even with the absence of…
Update: On September 30, 2021, Tidwell was found guilty of one count of OVI.
“Based on the totality of the circumstances then confronting the officer, we hold that his investigatory stop of Tidwell was reasonable and thus did not violate the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
Justice Donnelly, opinion of the Court
On…
Update: On September 16, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Can you tell me how the content is controlled by this tax?”
Chief Justice O’Connor, to counsel for Lamar
Who is the city targeting? Just stable billboards?
Justice Fischer, to counsel for the…
On June 30, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. James R. West, 2020-0978. At issue in this case is whether a trial judge’s line of allegedly biased questioning constitutes structural error requiring automatic reversal.
Case Background
On October 2, 2017, James West was in a…
Update: On December 22, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. In an opinion written by Justice Donnelly, joined in full by Chief Justice O’Connor and Justice Fischer, the Court held that the arrest warrant at issue sufficiently complied with Crim R. 4 even with the absence of…
Update: On September 16, 2021, 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 June 16, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Lamar Advantage GP Company, LLC, d.b.a. Lamar Advertising of Cincinnati…
On May 12, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in State of Ohio v. James O’Malley, 2020-0859. At issue in this case is whether Ohio’s criminal vehicle forfeiture statute constitutes an excessive fine in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or Article I Section 9 of the…
