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Update: On May 5, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
The Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in in State of Ohio v. Brad J. Dangler, 2017-1703 on February 20, 2019, now over a year ago. At issue in the case…
Update: On June 10, 2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On January 28, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in City of Brook Park v. Joseph G. Rodojev, 2019-0056. At issue in this case is whether the results of any…
Update: On September 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Are we arguing about the facts of this case or are you asking for a complete bar?”
Justice French, to the Assistant Public Defender
“You can disagree, but I am going to have…
Update: On May 27,2020, 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 February 11, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Seante Jones, 2019-0187. At issue in this…
Update: On June 10, 2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read and analysis of the argument here.
On January 28, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in City of Brook Park v. Joseph G. Rodojev, 2019-0056. At issue…
Update: On September 22, 2020, 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 January 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Michael Smith, 2018-1831. At…
Update: On February 4, 2020, the Court dismissed this case as improvidently accepted.
“Is this a big problem? Do you have attorneys from the PD’s office storming the courts to get off cases because of a potential risk of conflict?”
Chief Justice O’Connor, to the prosecutor
“And so how do we draw that distinction between…
Update: On December 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Update: On May 26, 2020, the Court issued this order requesting supplemental briefing in this case:
Sua sponte, parties ordered to file supplemental briefs addressing the following issues: (1) whether R.C. 2941.51(D) authorizes…
On December 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Jones, 2019-Ohio-5159. In a decision written by Justice Stewart, the Court held that a dog need not be previously designated as “dangerous” before the owner can be prosecuted under R.C. 955.22(D) for failing to confine a dangerous…
Update: On April 14, 2020 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“Where is it in the record that we can glean that the trial court determined that he (Miller) understood those rights?”
Judge Sadler, to the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
“Don’t you think really in…
