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“Because the clerk did not journalize the order invoking the adult portion of the SYO sentence until after A.W. turned 21, the juvenile court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over him.”
Justice Stewart, opinion of the Court
On April 16, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in In re A.W., Slip…
On Oct. 4, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. D.W.,2012-Ohio-4544. (when the case was originally briefed and calendared, the caption included the full name of the defendant. Effective July 1, 2012, initials are now required in the caption and body of published decisions involving juveniles). The case…
On October 4, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On June 5, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State v. Warner, 2011-1677. The issue in the case is whether an amenability hearing in a juvenile…
On October 4, 2012 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 June 5, 2012 the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State v. Warner, 2011-1677. The issue in this…
Update: On October 30, 2012 the Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On December 6, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of In re J.V., 2011-0107. The issue in this case is whether…
In last month’s column I discussed the still-undecided Hamilton County juvenile court election. In this column, I continue to examine this race, but this time, from the perspective of the relationship of the two sets of courts hearing the case, and to look at the next steps.
One of the curiosities of our judicial system…
On election night, Nov. 2, 2010, in the race for Hamilton County Juvenile Court Republican John Williams was ahead by 2,847 votes— 10,500 provisional ballots were not included in that count. A provisional ballot is one cast where there are questions about a voter’s eligibility. For example, voters who don’t have the right form of…
