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On January 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in State v. McGlothan, 2014-Ohio-85. In a 4-3 decision written by Justice O’Donnell, for himself, Chief Justice O’Connor, and Justices Pfeifer and Kennedy, the Court held that in a prosecution for domestic violence where the state establishes the victim is a…
Update: On January 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On October 23, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State v. Jeffrey McGlothan, 2012-1782. At issue in this case is what evidence is necessary to prove…
Update: On January 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument of this case here.
On October 23, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State v. Jeffrey McGlothan, 2012-1782. …
Update: On October 26 this case was dismissed as improvidently allowed.
On October 4 the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in State v. Ginley, case # 2010-1925. This case deals with the troubling issue of victims of domestic violence (the vast majority of whom are women) recanting at trial prior statements to…
Update: On October 16 the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed State v. Ginley, case # 2010-1925 as improvidently allowed.
State v. Ginley comes to the Supreme Court after the Eighth District denied the State’s discretionary appeal. It involves a domestic violence criminal case and the application of Evid. R. 614(A)
A disturbingly common problem…
