Law Enforcement

Court Punts On Whether a School Safety and Security Supervisor Must Mirandize a Minor Before Questioning Him At School in Police Presence. In re L.G.

By Marianna Bettman on September 24, 2018

On September 20, 2018, by a 4-3 vote, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed In re L.G. Slip Opinion No. 2018-Ohio-3750, as improvidently accepted. The issue in the case was whether a minor’s rights against self-incrimination were violated when he was questioned in the presence of police officers by a school resource supervisor, who was…

Oral Argument Preview: Must a Social Worker Advise an Incarcerated Defendant of his Rights Pursuant to Miranda? State of Ohio v. Demetrius Jackson.

By Marianna Bettman on February 6, 2018

Update: On June 7, 2018, 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 February 13, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Demetrius Jackson, 2017-0145. At issue in…