“There is no need to turn suppression issues into a gotcha game, where the state may sit on its hands in the trial court and then pull out a surprise, standing card on appeal.”

Justice DeWine, Majority Opinion

On December 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v.

Update: On December 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“So we are going to throw out our ordinary rules of procedure and allow the state to play ‘gotcha’ in standing cases, but no other cases?”

Justice DeWine, to the Prosecutor

“Procedurally, when

Update: On December 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the argument here.

On January 30, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Justin Wintermeyer, 2017-1135. At issue in the

Update: On April 28, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On May 28, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Nicholas Castagnola2013-0781.  At issue in this case is whether an affidavit which

Update: On April 28, 2015, 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 May 28, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Nicholas Castagnola2013-0781.  At

Update: On November 1, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On January 18, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State v. Emerson, 2011-0486. The issues in the case are whether the state violated the defendant’s privacy rights

Update: On November 1, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On January 18, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State v. Emerson, 2011-0486. The issue in this case is whether the trial court erred in denying