“The risk-assessment determination made by the General Assembly in enacting R.C. 2923.13 does not undermine the rehabilitative purpose of the juvenile-justice system, nor does it give rise to the due-process concerns we were called upon to resolve in Hand. Framed differently, the lack of a right to a jury trial, as well as other
Juvenile Adjudication
What’s On Their Minds: Using a Juvenile Adjudication as an Element of an Adult Offense. State of Ohio v. Anthony Carnes.
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Update: On August 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On February 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in State of Ohio v. Anthony Carnes, 2017-0087. At issue in this case is whether a juvenile adjudication can be…
Oral Argument Preview: Using a Juvenile Adjudication as an Element of an Adult Offense. State of Ohio v. Anthony Carnes
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Merit Decision: A Prior Juvenile Adjudication Cannot Be Used to Enhance an Adult Sentence. State v. Hand.
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Update: On September 15, 2016, Hand was resentenced by Montgomery County Court of Common Please Judge Dennis J. Langer to a non-mandatory three year term of incarceration, to be served consecutively with the three year mandatory firearm specification, for a total sentence of six years.
“Juvenile law and criminal law are not synonymous.” From the…
What’s On Their Minds: Can a Prior Juvenile Adjudication Be Used to Enhance an Adult Sentence? State of Ohio v. Adrian Hand, Jr.
By Marianna Bettman on
Update: On August 25, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“An adjudication is not the same as a conviction, and you want to now transform it from an adjudication to a conviction for this purpose?” Chief Justice O’Connor, to the prosecutor.
On December…
Oral Argument Preview: Can a Prior Juvenile Adjudication Be Used to Enhance an Adult Sentence? State of Ohio v. Adrian Hand, Jr.
By Marianna Bettman on
Update: On August 25, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On December 1, 2015 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Adrian L. Hand, Jr.