Update: Issa Kona’s lawyer, Joe Burke, reports that on the day the decision came out, the prosecutor called to tell him the case against Kona would now be dismissed.

On November 21, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Kona, 2016-Ohio-7796. In a 4-3 opinion written by Justice

Update: On November 21, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“The access to justice that we are concerned about, what is the problem with requiring the court when there is a noncitizen and there is a situation like this, for the court to